Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

तस्मात् सदैव द्रष्टव्यं कपर्देश्वरमुत्तमम् / पूजितव्यं प्रयत्नेन स्तोतव्यं वैदिकैः स्तवैः

Transliteration

tasmāt sadaiva draṣṭavyaṃ kapardeśvaramuttamam / pūjitavyaṃ prayatnena stotavyaṃ vaidikaiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

پس چاہیے کہ کپرڈیشورِ اعلیٰ کا ہمیشہ درشن کیا جائے؛ کوشش کے ساتھ پوجا کی جائے اور ویدک ستوتیوں سے اس کی ستائش کی جائے۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore / from that (reason)
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण अव्यय)

• draṣṭavyam: should be seen
• draṣṭavyam: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛtya (कृत्य) gerundive/obligative: -tavya; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular used impersonally; ‘to be seen/should be seen’

• kaparda-īśvaram: Kapardeśvara
• kaparda-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaparda (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of obligation

• uttamam: supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with kaparda-īśvaram

• pūjitavyam: should be worshipped
• pūjitavyam: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: Kṛtya (कृत्य) gerundive/obligative: -tavya; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular used impersonally; ‘should be worshipped’

• prayatnena: with effort
• prayatnena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• stotavyam: should be praised
• stotavyam: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: Kṛtya (कृत्य) gerundive/obligative: -tavya; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular used impersonally; ‘should be praised’

• vaidikaiḥ: Vedic
• vaidikaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; agrees with stavaiḥ

• stavaiḥ: with hymns
• stavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

Speaker

Narrator/Sūta tradition addressing the sages (contextual injunction toward Śiva-bhakti in the Purva-bhāga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Kapardeśvara
• Shiva
• Vedic stotras

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FAQs

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

It frames the Supreme as approachable through darśana, pūjā, and Vedic stuti—implying that the highest reality is not merely abstract but personally worship-worthy as Īśvara (here, Kapardeśvara/Śiva).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Rather than a technical āsana-prāṇāyāma sequence, the verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga and karma-yoga elements: disciplined worship (prayatnena pūjā), contemplative sacred seeing (darśana), and mantra/śruti-aligned recitation (vaidikaiḥ stavaiḥ).

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

By presenting devotion to Śiva (Kapardeśvara) as a supreme, Veda-sanctioned path within the Kurma Purana’s broader theology, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis where honoring Śiva aligns with devotion to the one Īśvara celebrated across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms.