Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

अध्यायं शतरुद्रीयं यजुषां सारमुद्धृतम् / जपस्वानन्यचेतस्को मय्यासक्तमना नृप

Transliteration

adhyāyaṃ śatarudrīyaṃ yajuṣāṃ sāramuddhṛtam / japasvānanyacetasko mayyāsaktamanā nṛpa

Translation

اے راجہ، یجُروید کے نچوڑ کے طور پر اخذ کیے گئے شترُدریہ ادھیائے کا جپ کرو—دل کو کہیں اور نہ بھٹکنے دو، اور اپنا من مجھ میں آسکت رکھو۔

Word by Word

• अध्यायम्: chapter/lesson
• अध्यायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शतरुद्रीयम्: the Śatarudrīya (hymn/chapter)
• शतरुद्रीयम्: Karma (कर्म; apposition to अध्यायम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + रुद्रीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘(the chapter) of the hundred Rudras’ i.e., Śatarudrīya

• यजुषाम्: of the Yajus (Yajurveda mantras)
• यजुषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Karma (कर्म; in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उद्धृतम्: extracted
• उद्धृतम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of अध्यायम्/सारम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + √हृ (धातु) → उद्धृत (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP) ‘extracted/brought forth’

• जपस्व: recite (as japa)
• जपस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अनन्यचेतस्कः: with undistracted mind
• अनन्यचेतस्कः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of addressee)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य + चेतस् + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘whose mind is not (on) another’ = one-pointed

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आसक्तमनाः: with mind attached (to me)
• आसक्तमनाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of addressee)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसक्त + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘whose mind is attached’; आसक्त = क्त (PPP) from आ + √सञ्ज्/√सज् (धातु)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu), teaching the king (Indradyumna) in a Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudrīya
• Rudra
• Yajurveda
• Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu)
• King (nṛpa/Indradyumna)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as a personal, realizable reality—“Me”—to be approached through one-pointed absorption (ananya-cetas) where the mind rests in the Divine, aligning devotion and inner concentration as a direct means to spiritual realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Mantra-japa of the Śatarudrīya is prescribed as a disciplined practice requiring ekāgratā (single-pointed attention) and mental attachment/absorption (āsakti) in the Lord—an applied form of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā combining mantra, devotion, and meditative focus.

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

By recommending the Śatarudrīya (a Rudra-centric hymn) while directing the practitioner’s mind to “Me” (spoken by Lord Kūrma/Viṣṇu), it models the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis where Rudra-mantra devotion culminates in the one Supreme Lord.