Shloka 7

Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains

Devanagari script

देव्या सह महादेवः शशाङ्कार्काग्निलोचनः / रमते तत्र विश्वेशः प्रमथैः प्रमथेश्वरः

Transliteration

devyā saha mahādevaḥ śaśāṅkārkāgnilocanaḥ / ramate tatra viśveśaḥ pramathaiḥ pramatheśvaraḥ

Translation

وہاں دیوی کے ساتھ مہادیو—جن کی آنکھیں چاند، سورج اور آگ ہیں—وشویشور، پرمَتھوں کے پرمَتھیشور بن کر پرمَتھوں سمیت مسرّت سے وِہار کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• देव्याः: with the goddess
• देव्याः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Saha/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition) = 'with'

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शशाङ्क-अर्क-अग्नि-लोचनः: whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire
• शशाङ्क-अर्क-अग्नि-लोचनः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशाङ्क + अर्क + अग्नि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (शशाङ्कः अर्कः अग्निः इव लोचनानि यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (महादेवस्य विशेषण)

• रमते: sports/delights
• रमते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विश्वेशः: Lord of the universe
• विश्वेशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to महादेवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (विश्वस्य ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रमथैः: with the pramathas (attendants)
• प्रमथैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रमथ-ईश्वरः: lord of the pramathas
• प्रमथ-ईश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (प्रमथानाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (महादेवस्य विशेषण/उपाधि)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, within a tīrtha/mahātmya-style description of Śiva’s presence)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Devi (Parvati)
• Pramathas (Shiva’s ganas)
• Vishvesha (Lord of the universe)

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FAQs

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

By portraying Śiva as Viśveśa—Lord of the universe—with cosmic eyes (Moon, Sun, Fire), the verse points to a supreme consciousness that pervades and illumines all experience, suggesting the divine as the inner witness and cosmic regulator rather than a merely local deity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse is iconographic rather than procedural, but it supports contemplative yoga through upāsanā: meditating on Śiva’s triadic ‘eyes’ as symbols of cosmic illumination (time, light, and transformative fire), cultivating steadiness of awareness and reverence aligned with Pāśupata-style devotion (bhakti with disciplined contemplation).

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

Though Viṣṇu is not named, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such verses as affirming one supreme Īśvara approached through distinct forms: here Śiva as Viśveśa, whose universal sovereignty can be read in harmony with Vaiṣṇava claims of all-pervading lordship—supporting a non-sectarian, complementary theology.