Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

अनेकानि पुराणि स्युः कौमुदे चापि सुव्रताः / रुद्राणां शान्तरजसामीश्वरार्पितचेतसाम्

Transliteration

anekāni purāṇi syuḥ kaumude cāpi suvratāḥ / rudrāṇāṃ śāntarajasāmīśvarārpitacetasām

Translation

اے نیک عہد والی، بہت سے پُران ہیں؛ اور کَومُدی روایت میں بھی (ایسے) ہیں—رُدروں کے لیے، جن کا رَجس پرسکون ہو چکا ہے اور جن کا دل اِیشور کے حضور سپرد ہے۔

Word by Word

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with purāṇi

• purāṇi: ancient accounts/purāṇas
• purāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• syuḥ: may be/are said to be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• kaumude: in Kaumudī (place)
• kaumude: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaumudī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; likely name of a place/region (Kaumudī/Kaumuda)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• suvratāḥ: the well-vowed (ones)
• suvratāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (or Feminine by context), Nominative, Plural; compound: su (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + vrata; 'of good vows/observances'

• rudrāṇām: of the Rudras
• rudrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• śānta-rajasām: whose rajas is pacified
• śānta-rajasām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (कृदन्त; शम् धातु, क्त) + rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural; bahuvrīhi: yeṣāṃ rajaḥ śāntam (whose passion/dust is calmed)

• īśvara-arpita-cetasām: whose minds are dedicated to Īśvara
• īśvara-arpita-cetasām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + arpita (कृदन्त; अर्प् धातु, क्त) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural; bahuvrīhi: yeṣāṃ cetaḥ īśvare arpitam (whose minds are offered to the Lord)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) addressing the sages (notably Śaunaka’s assembly), within the Purāṇic frame of instruction

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇas
• Kaumudī
• Rudra
• Īśvara

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FAQs

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

It implies a practical Vedāntic orientation: the mind (cetas) is to be offered to Īśvara, indicating that realization is supported by God-centered inwardness and the quieting of rajas—conditions conducive to abiding in the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to guṇa-discipline central to Yoga-śāstra: śānta-rajas (pacifying rajas through restraint, steadiness, and devotion) and īśvarārpita-cetas (Īśvara-praṇidhāna—placing the mind in the Lord), a key meditative posture aligned with Pāśupata and theistic yoga streams in the Kurma Purāṇa.

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

By centering devotion on Īśvara while speaking of Rudra-oriented recipients, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthetic approach: the highest devotion and yogic surrender are directed to the one Lord (Īśvara), harmonizing Śaiva devotion (Rudra) with a broader theistic unity.