Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

सर्वकामफला वृक्षा मही यत्र हिरण्मयी / ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धास्तत्र लोके स गच्छति

Transliteration

sarvakāmaphalā vṛkṣā mahī yatra hiraṇmayī / ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhāstatra loke sa gacchati

Translation

وہ اس جہان کو پہنچتا ہے جہاں درخت ہر آرزو کا پھل دیتے ہیں اور زمین سونے کی سی ہے؛ وہاں رِشی، مُنی اور سِدھ بستے ہیں—اسی عالم کی طرف وہ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्व-काम-फलाः: bearing fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि येषां ते (बहु-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे विशेषण)

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• मही: earth/land
• मही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: where)

• हिरण्मयी: golden
• हिरण्मयी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (made of gold)

• ऋषयः: seers
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धाः: perfected beings
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (√सिध्, क्त कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (सिद्ध-जनाः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (contextual narration of higher realms and their फलश्रुति)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rishis (Ṛṣayaḥ)
• Munis
• Siddhas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it describes a merit-born realm of perfected beings (siddhas), implying that spiritual attainment culminates in higher states of being; the verse focuses on the फल (result) rather than defining Ātman explicitly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse itself is a phalaśruti-style promise of the destination; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such siddha-realms are associated with tapas, dharma, and disciplined yoga (including Shaiva-Vaishnava integrated practice), which mature into siddhi and elevated loka-attainment.

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

By emphasizing siddha and ṛṣi realms as outcomes of dharma and yoga rather than sectarian identity, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the highest fruits are accessible through integrated devotion and disciplined practice, consistent with Shaiva-Vaishnava unity.