Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

इहैव देवमीशानं देवानामपि दैवतम् / आराध्य महतीं सिद्धिं लेभिरे देवदानवाः

Transliteration

ihaiva devamīśānaṃ devānāmapi daivatam / ārādhya mahatīṃ siddhiṃ lebhire devadānavāḥ

Translation

Ngay tại đây, chư Thiên và các Dānava đã đạt đại thành tựu, nhờ thờ phụng Īśāna—Đấng Chúa Tể, Thần tính tối thượng ngay cả đối với chư Thiên.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the Lord
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (appositional epithet)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• दैवतम्: the deity (divinity)
• दैवतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवम् ईशानम् इत्यस्य विशेषणार्थे (appositional: ‘the deity’)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लेभिरे: obtained
• लेभिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देव-दानवाः: the gods and the Dānavas
• देव-दानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: देवाश्च दानवाश्च

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) describing the fruit of worship of Īśāna

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Devas
• Dānavas

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FAQs

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

By calling Īśāna “the Divinity even of the gods,” the verse points to a highest Lord beyond all celestial ranks—an ultimate reality whose worship yields true siddhi, implying supremacy over all limited powers.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ārādhana (devotional propitiation) as a direct sādhana: disciplined worship directed to the supreme Īśāna, consistent with Purāṇic Pāśupata-oriented practice where devotion, mantra, and reverent observance culminate in siddhi.

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

Using Īśāna as the supreme “deity of the gods” aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the highest Lord is praised in a way that supports Śaiva supremacy-language while remaining compatible with Vaiṣṇava narration, stressing one supreme Īśvara revered through different names.