Shloka 34

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

तत्रैव देवदेवस्य विष्णोरायतनं महत् / सरांसि तत्र चत्वारि विचित्रकमलाश्रया

Transliteration

tatraiva devadevasya viṣṇorāyatanaṃ mahat / sarāṃsi tatra catvāri vicitrakamalāśrayā

Translation

وہیں دیودیو وشنو کا عظیم آیتن (مندر) قائم ہے؛ اور وہیں چار سرور بھی ہیں جو عجیب و غریب کنولوں سے آراستہ ہیں۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आयतनम्: abode/temple
• आयतनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying आयतनम्)

• सरांसि: lakes
• सरांसि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (qualifying सरांसि)

• विचित्रकमलाश्रयाः: having/abounding in wondrous lotus-beds
• विचित्रकमलाश्रयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र + कमल + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (विचित्राणि कमलानि येषाम् आश्रयः) — सरांसि इति पदस्य विशेषणरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्

Speaker

Primary narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s kṣetra/tīrtha description section; traditionally conveyed through Sūta’s narration to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devadeva

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It does so indirectly: the verse sacralizes space by locating the Divine (Viṣṇu) in a tangible āyatana, implying that contemplation of the Lord’s presence—supported by pure, lotus-filled waters—serves as an outward aid for inward recollection of the Supreme Reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to tīrtha-sevā as a preparatory discipline: visiting a Viṣṇu-āyatana and serene lotus lakes supports śauca (purity), ekāgratā (one-pointedness), and devotional meditation (dhyāna/bhakti), which the Kurma Purana frequently treats as foundations for higher yoga and dharma.

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

By presenting Viṣṇu as “Devadeva” within a broader Purāṇic sacred-geography framework, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where devotion to Viṣṇu at a tīrtha coexists with Shaiva-Pāśupata emphases elsewhere—suggesting complementary, not competing, approaches to the same Supreme.