Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 133

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

एकः सर्वत्रगो ह्यात्मा केवलश्चितिमात्रकः / आनन्दो निर्मलो नित्यं स्यादेतत् सांख्यदर्शनम्

Transliteration

ekaḥ sarvatrago hyātmā kevalaścitimātrakaḥ / ānando nirmalo nityaṃ syādetat sāṃkhyadarśanam

Translation

آتما ایک ہے، ہر جگہ پھیلی ہوئی اور یکتا—محض خالص شعور؛ وہ سراسر آنند، پاکیزہ اور ابدی ہے—یہی سانکھیا کا درشن ہے۔

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ātmā

• sarvatragaḥ: all-pervading
• sarvatragaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvatra + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound: sarvatra (avyaya) + ga; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies ātmā

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), indeed

• ātmā: Self
• ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kevalaḥ: alone/absolute
• kevalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies ātmā

• citi-mātrakaḥ: mere consciousness
• citi-mātrakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citi + mātraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies ātmā

• ānandaḥ: blissful
• ānandaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of ātmā

• nirmalaḥ: stainless/pure
• nirmalaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of ātmā

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण द्वितीया एकवचन)

• syāt: would be/is said to be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sāṃkhya-darśanam: Sāṃkhya doctrine/view
• sāṃkhya-darśanam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃkhya + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to etat

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Iśvara-Gītā style discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Atman
• Sankhya Darshana
• Chiti (Consciousness)
• Ananda (Bliss)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It defines Ātman as one and all-pervading, independent of material admixture, identical with pure consciousness, and characterized by eternal purity and bliss.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse supports meditative discrimination (viveka) central to Sāṃkhya–Yoga: withdrawing identification from prakṛti (body–mind) and abiding in the witness-consciousness described as kevala citi-mātra.

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

Indirectly, it advances a shared non-sectarian metaphysics: the ultimate reality is the one pure Ātman beyond names and forms, a teaching compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava contemplative theology in the Kurma Purana.