Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 99

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

ततश्च कृष्णागमनं मुनीनामागतिस्ततः / नैत्यकं वासुदेवस्य शिवलिङ्गार्चनं तथा

Transliteration

tataśca kṛṣṇāgamanaṃ munīnāmāgatistataḥ / naityakaṃ vāsudevasya śivaliṅgārcanaṃ tathā

Translation

پھر کرشن کا آنا، اس کے بعد مُنیوں کی آمد؛ اور واسودیو کا روزانہ کا دھارمک عمل—یعنی شِو لِنگ کی پوجا—بھی بیان ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from there/then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कृष्ण-आगमनम्: Kṛṣṇa’s arrival
• कृष्ण-आगमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Kṛṣṇa’s arrival)

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• आगतिः: arrival/coming
• आगतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगति (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• नैत्यकम्: daily observance/rite
• नैत्यकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैत्यक (प्रातिपदिक; नित्य-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘daily rite’ अर्थे

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शिव-लिङ्ग-अर्चनम्: worship of the Śiva-liṅga
• शिव-लिङ्ग-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (worship of Śiva-liṅga)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the chapter’s contents in Purāṇic summary style

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Munis (sages)
• Śiva
• Śiva-liṅga

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FAQs

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

By presenting Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) as performing Śiva-liṅga worship, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision: the one Supreme Reality is honored through multiple divine forms, implying a single underlying Self beyond sectarian division.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to nitya-karma (daily disciplined observance) through arcana (ritual worship). In the Kurma Purana’s yoga-ethic, steady daily practice purifies the mind and supports higher contemplative realization associated with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner concentration.

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

It depicts harmony rather than rivalry: Vāsudeva (a Viṣṇu-form) worships the Śiva-liṅga, signaling Shaiva–Vaishnava unity and the Purana’s non-sectarian theology where devotion to one honors the other.