Shloka 30

Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration

Devanagari script

स वव्रे पुनरेवाहं जपेयं कोटिमीश्वरम् / तावदायुर्महादेव देहीति वरमीश्वर

Transliteration

sa vavre punarevāhaṃ japeyaṃ koṭimīśvaram / tāvadāyurmahādeva dehīti varamīśvara

Translation

پھر میں نے دوبارہ یہی بر مانگا—“میں ایشور کے نام کا ایک کروڑ بار جپ کروں؛ اے مہادیو، اتنی ہی عمر عطا فرما”—یہی بر، اے ایشور، میں نے چاہا۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वव्रे: chose/asked (for)
• वव्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (to choose/request)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जपेयं: may I chant
• जपेयं: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोटिम्: a crore (times)
• कोटिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण/संख्या

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; जप्य-विषय

• तावत्: so much/that long
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-निर्देशक (so much/that long)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘देहि’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘वव्रे’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/boon-seeker addressing Mahādeva (Śiva) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Īśvara
• Japa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that life is best valued as time for God-remembrance (japa of Īśvara), pointing to an inward, Atman-centered spirituality where the highest purpose of embodied existence is sustained contemplation of the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights japa-yoga—disciplined repetition of Īśvara’s name/mantra—framed as a deliberate sādhana requiring adequate āyuḥ (time and vitality), consistent with Pāśupata-leaning devotion joined to yogic restraint.

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

By treating Mahādeva as the granter of a boon oriented to Īśvara-japa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion to the Supreme is not sectarian, and Śiva functions as a direct gateway to Īśvara-realization.