Shloka 7

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

अनुतप्ता शिखी चैव विपापा त्रिदिवा कृता / अमृता सुकृता चैव नामतः परिकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

anutaptā śikhī caiva vipāpā tridivā kṛtā / amṛtā sukṛtā caiva nāmataḥ parikīrtitāḥ

Translation

ان کے نام یوں بیان کیے جاتے ہیں: انوتپتا، شِکھی، وِپاپا، تریدِوا، کِرتا، اَمِرتا اور سُکِرتا۔

Word by Word

• अनुतप्ताः: Anutaptā (name)
• अनुतप्ताः: विशेषण (Adjectival; name in list)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + तप् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त): ‘not heated/untormented’ (as river-names)

• शिखी: Śikhī (name)
• शिखी: विशेष्य/नाम (Name in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विपापाः: Vipāpā (name)
• विपापाः: विशेषण (Adjectival; name in list)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण/नाम: ‘sinless’

• त्रिदिवाः: Tridivā (name)
• त्रिदिवाः: विशेष्य/नाम (Name in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘(connected with) heaven/three heavens’; नामरूपेण

• कृताः: Kṛtā (name)
• कृताः: विशेष्य/नाम (Name in enumeration)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त): ‘made/formed’ (as a name)

• अमृताः: Amṛtā (name)
• अमृताः: विशेष्य/नाम (Name in enumeration)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण/नाम: ‘immortal/nectar-like’

• सुकृताः: Sukṛtā (name)
• सुकृताः: विशेष्य/नाम (Name in enumeration)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘well-made/good deed’; नामरूपेण

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘by name/according to name’

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिताः: क्रिया (Predicative; passive participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव: ‘are proclaimed/are mentioned’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; the text enumerates tīrtha/river-names within the ongoing narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma Purana
• Tirtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a tīrtha-name enumeration rather than a direct Atman teaching; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that contact with sanctified realities (tīrthas) purifies the mind, making it fit for Self-knowledge emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; its practical emphasis is tīrtha-smaraṇa (recollection/recitation of sacred names) and pilgrimage-oriented purification, which in the Kurma Purana functions as supportive discipline (auxiliary sādhana) for deeper Shaiva-Vaishnava integrated yoga and devotion.

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

The verse itself does not mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, tīrtha-mahima is presented as a shared dharmic framework serving both Shaiva and Vaishnava worship, preparing aspirants for unified devotion and higher realization.