Shloka 30

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

समन्यमानो विश्वेशमात्मानं परमं पदम् / प्रोवाच पुरुषं विष्णुं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा

Transliteration

samanyamāno viśveśamātmānaṃ paramaṃ padam / provāca puruṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ meghagambhīrayā girā

Translation

عالم کے مالک وِشنو کو پرماتما اور اعلیٰ ترین مقام جان کر، اُس نے اُس پُرُش وِشنو سے بادلوں کی گرج جیسی گہری آواز میں خطاب کیا۔

Word by Word

• समन्यमानः: considering (as)
• समन्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-मन्य् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदीय, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘considering/revering’

• विश्वेशम्: lord of the universe
• विश्वेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईशः)

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पदम्)

• पदम्: state/abode/position
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: spoke/said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुषम्: the Person
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुरुषम् इति विशेष्य

• मेघगम्भीरया: with cloud-deep
• मेघगम्भीरया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ-गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक; मेघ + गम्भीर)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरा:)

• गिरा: voice/speech
• गिरा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/royal or sage figure within the narrative addresses Lord Vishnu (Puruṣa) in reverent praise (stuti).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purusha
• Vishvesha
• Atman
• Parama Pada

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It identifies Viṣṇu with the Ātman itself—universal Lordship (viśveśa) and the inner Self are presented as one Supreme reality, described as the “highest abode/state” (parama pada).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds contemplative recognition (samanyamānaḥ)—a meditative discernment that the deity addressed is the Supreme Self—followed by stuti (devotional utterance), a common preparatory limb supporting steadiness of mind in Purāṇic yoga contexts.

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

By emphasizing the single Supreme principle as Ātman and parama pada, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian tendency: the highest Ishvara may be praised as Viṣṇu here while remaining compatible with Shaiva presentations of the same supreme reality elsewhere.