Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

संस्तुवन्ति महायोगं सिद्धा देवर्षिकिन्नराः / ब्रह्मा शक्रो ऽथ भगवान् रुद्रादित्यमरुद्गणाः

Transliteration

saṃstuvanti mahāyogaṃ siddhā devarṣikinnarāḥ / brahmā śakro 'tha bhagavān rudrādityamarudgaṇāḥ

Translation

سِدّھ، دیورشی اور کِنّروں نے اُس مہایوگ کی حمد کی؛ اسی طرح برہما، شکر (اِندر)، بھگوان اور رُدر، آدِتیہ اور مَرُتوں کے گروہ بھی اُس کی ستائش کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• संस्तुवन्ति: they praise
• संस्तुवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• महायोगम्: the great Yoga
• महायोगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोग (प्रातिपदिक) [महा + योग]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• सिद्धाः: the Siddhas
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• देवर्षिकिन्नराः: Devarṣis and Kinnaras
• देवर्षिकिन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षिकिन्नर (प्रातिपदिक) [देवर्षि + किन्नर]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अथ: then; and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: then/also)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• रुद्रादित्यमरुद्गणाः: the hosts of Rudras, Ādityas and Maruts
• रुद्रादित्यमरुद्गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रादित्यमरुद्गण (प्रातिपदिक) [रुद्र + आदित्य + मरुत् + गण]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator describing the cosmic assembly’s praise of Mahāyoga/Īśvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Devarshis
• Kinnaras
• Brahma
• Shakra (Indra)
• Bhagavan (Ishvara)
• Rudras
• Adityas
• Maruts

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By showing that even Brahmā, Indra, and the Rudra-Āditya-Marut hosts praise “Mahāyoga,” the verse implies a supreme, Īśvara-centered reality that perfected beings revere as the highest means to realize the Self beyond ordinary celestial power.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights Mahāyoga—an exalted, Īśvara-oriented discipline aligned with Purāṇic Pāśupata-style devotion and contemplation—presented as so authoritative that Siddhas and gods themselves extol it.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By using “Bhagavān/Īśvara” while simultaneously invoking Rudra-hosts among the praisers, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme Lord praised through Yoga is honored across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames.