Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

नमस्ते कामनाशाय नमः कालप्रमाथिने / नमो भैरववेषाय हराय च निषङ्गिणे

Transliteration

namaste kāmanāśāya namaḥ kālapramāthine / namo bhairavaveṣāya harāya ca niṣaṅgiṇe

Translation

کامناؤں کے ناش کرنے والے کو نمسکار؛ کال کو بھی پچھاڑنے والے کو پرنام۔ بھیرَو کے بھیس والے کو نمो؛ تلوار بردار ہر کو سلام۔

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; enclitic

• काम-नाशाय: to the destroyer of desire
• काम-नाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कामस्य नाशः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• काल-प्रमाथिने: to the subduer of Time
• काल-प्रमाथिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमाथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालस्य प्रमाथी)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• भैरव-वेषाय: to him of Bhairava-guise
• भैरव-वेषाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भैरवस्य वेषः)

• हराय: to Hara
• हराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निषङ्गिणे: to the sword-bearer
• निषङ्गिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant voice within the Purāṇic hymn (stuti) addressed to Rudra-Śiva

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava
• Hara
• Kala (Time/Death)

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FAQs

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

By praising the Lord as the destroyer of desire and the conqueror of Time, the verse points to a reality beyond change and mortality—an Ishvara who reveals the deathless ground sought in yoga as the Atman’s highest refuge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key yogic emphasis is kāma-nāśa (cessation of craving) and mastery over kāla through discipline, devotion, and inner detachment—central to Pāśupata-oriented purification where desire is treated as the primary bond (pāśa).

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

In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, such stuti-language elevates Rudra as the supreme liberator; within the broader Purāṇic frame (including Kurma’s voice elsewhere), this supports a non-competitive unity where liberation is taught through the one Supreme appearing as multiple deities.