Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नण्डे ऽभवद् विश्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् / चन्द्रादित्यौ सनक्षत्रौ सग्रहौ सह वायुना

Transliteration

tasminnaṇḍe 'bhavad viśvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / candrādityau sanakṣatrau sagrahau saha vāyunā

Translation

اُس کائناتی اَند کے اندر دیوتا، اسُر اور انسانوں سمیت سارا جگت ظاہر ہوا؛ چاند اور سورج، ستارے، سیّارے اور وایو بھی اسی میں پیدا ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे

• अण्डे: in the egg (cosmic egg)
• अण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे

• अभवत्: came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकारः (Aorist/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + देव + असुर + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘विश्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; सह-पूर्वक-समासः (सदेव + असुर + मानुष)

• चन्द्रादित्यौ: the Moon and the Sun
• चन्द्रादित्यौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• सनक्षत्रौ: with the stars/constellations
• सनक्षत्रौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; ‘चन्द्रादित्यौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘स’ = सह (with)

• सग्रहौ: with the planets
• सग्रहौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; ‘चन्द्रादित्यौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘स’ = सह

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: with)

• वायुना: with wind/air
• वायुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; सह-योगे करणवत्

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) recounting the cosmological teaching within the Purva-bhāga narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans (Manuṣyas)
• Chandra
• Aditya (Surya)
• Nakshatras
• Grahas
• Vayu

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FAQs

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

By describing the universe as arising within the Brahmāṇḍa as an ordered totality, the verse supports the Purāṇic view that all categories of beings and cosmic forces manifest within a single overarching reality—implying an underlying, unitary ground (Ātman/Brahman) that accommodates and pervades all.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this line, but the inclusion of Vāyu points to the yogic insight that prāṇa (vital wind) is a primary organizing power in embodied life. In the Kurma Purāṇa’s broader yoga teaching, mastery and purification of prāṇa supports steadiness of mind and contemplative absorption.

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

Indirectly: the verse frames creation as a single integrated manifestation containing all beings and cosmic regulators, aligning with the Kurma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme reality can be praised through both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava idioms without contradiction.