Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 121

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

ज्ञातं भवद्भिरमलं प्रसादात् परमेष्ठिनः / साक्षादेव महेशस्य ज्ञानं संसारनाशनम्

Transliteration

jñātaṃ bhavadbhiramalaṃ prasādāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / sākṣādeva maheśasya jñānaṃ saṃsāranāśanam

Translation

پرمیٹھھی پروردگار کے فضل سے تم نے پاکیزہ حقیقت جان لی—یہ خود مہیشور کا براہِ راست گیان ہے جو سنسار کے بندھن کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ज्ञातम्: known, understood
• ज्ञातम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘known/understood’

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• अमलम्: pure, stainless
• अमलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ज्ञातम् इति विशेषण

• प्रसादात्: from (the) grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: directly, in person)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संसारनाशनम्: destroyer of saṃsāra
• संसारनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य नाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita teaching to the sages (as part of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parameṣṭhin (Supreme Lord)
• Maheśvara (Shiva)

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FAQs

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

It presents liberation as arising from amala-jñāna—pure, direct realization granted by divine grace—implying that true knowledge is immediate (sākṣāt) and ends saṃsāra rather than remaining merely intellectual.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds prasāda (grace) culminating in sākṣāt-jñāna; in the Ishvara Gita context this aligns with Pāśupata-oriented discipline—devotion, inner purification, and contemplative realization—where practice ripens into direct knowledge of the Lord.

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

Spoken by Lord Kurma while praising knowledge of Maheśvara, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Vishnu teaches that direct realization of Shiva is liberating, emphasizing unity in the Supreme principle.