Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision

Devanagari script

नमस्योर्ऽचयितव्यश्च ध्यातव्यो मत्परैर्जनैः / भविष्यसि न संदेहो मत्प्रसादाद् द्विजातिभिः

Transliteration

namasyor'cayitavyaśca dhyātavyo matparairjanaiḥ / bhaviṣyasi na saṃdeho matprasādād dvijātibhiḥ

Translation

میرے پرستاروں کو چاہیے کہ تمہیں سجدۂ تعظیم کریں، تمہاری پوجا کریں اور تمہارا دھیان کریں؛ میری عنایت سے—کوئی شک نہیں—تم دو بار جنم لینے والوں میں کامیابی و کمال پاؤ گے۔

Word by Word

• नमस्यः: to be saluted
• नमस्यः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'one who should be saluted'

• अर्चयितव्यः: to be worshipped
• अर्चयितव्यः: विधेय-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ध्यातव्यः: to be meditated upon
• ध्यातव्यः: विधेय-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्-परैः: by those devoted to me
• मत्-परैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/प्रातिपदिक-रूप) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'मयि पराः' (devoted to me)

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: क्रिया (मुख्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: भाव (Bhāva/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये 'न सन्देहः' इति निश्चयार्थकः

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from/through my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/प्रातिपदिक-रूप) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'मम प्रसादः'

• द्विजातिभिः: by the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing a devotee/recipient within the narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Dvija (twice-born)

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FAQs

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

It emphasizes the Supreme Lord as the highest object of reverence and meditation; realization and auspicious attainment are presented as arising through sustained devotion and divine grace rather than mere ritual alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to dhyāna (focused meditation) integrated with namaskāra (reverential surrender) and arcana (formal worship), reflecting a bhakti-supported yogic discipline where inner contemplation and outer worship reinforce each other.

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

While Shiva is not named here, the teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the same Supreme is approached through worship and meditation, a framework compatible with both Vaiṣṇava devotion and Śaiva-Pāśupata styles of sādhanā.