Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision

Devanagari script

ये ऽत्र द्रक्ष्यन्ति देवेशं स्नात्वा रुद्रं पिनाकिनम् / ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं तेषामाशु विनश्यति

Transliteration

ye 'tra drakṣyanti deveśaṃ snātvā rudraṃ pinākinam / brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ teṣāmāśu vinaśyati

Translation

جو لوگ یہاں غسل کرکے دیویش، پیناک دھاری رودر کا دیدار کرتے ہیں، اُن کے برہمن ہتیا وغیرہ گناہ بھی فوراً مٹ جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: here)

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: having bathed

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पिनाकिनम्: the bearer of the bow Pināka
• पिनाकिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet) रुद्रम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• ब्रह्महत्या-आदिकम्: beginning with brahmin-slaying (and similar)
• ब्रह्महत्या-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास: ब्रह्महत्या आदिः यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पापम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि-

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/ Sūta-style narration) describing tīrtha-māhātmya

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Devesha
• Pinakin
• Tirtha (sacred bathing place)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes transformative grace accessed through tīrtha-snānā and darśana of Deva (Rudra). In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such darśana purifies the inner self (ātman’s upādhis), preparing one for higher knowledge and yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-snānā (ritual purification) and darśana (contemplative seeing/encounter with the deity). In Kurma Purana practice, these support śuddhi (purity) that stabilizes dhyāna and supports Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline.

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

By placing salvific power in Rudra-darśana within the Kurma Purana framework, it reflects the text’s Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony: the same supreme reality is approached through different divine forms, and tīrtha devotion is validated across sectarian lines.