Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश / विंशत् सप्त च सोमाय चतस्त्रो ऽरिष्टनेमिने

Transliteration

dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa / viṃśat sapta ca somāya catastro 'riṣṭanemine

Translation

Ông gả mười người (con gái) cho Dharma, mười ba cho Kaśyapa, hai mươi bảy cho Soma (Thần Nguyệt), và bốn cho Ariṣṭanemi.

Word by Word

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Karma (कर्म/object-number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Numeral) indeclinable-like in form; used as Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) Plural sense “ten (daughters)” as object-number

• dharmāya: to Dharma
• dharmāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• kaśyapāya: to Kaśyapa
• kaśyapāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• trayodaśa: thirteen
• trayodaśa: Karma (कर्म/object-number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayodaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Numeral) used as Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) Plural sense “thirteen (daughters)” as object-number

• viṃśat: twenty
• viṃśat: Karma (कर्म/object-number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Numeral) used as Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) Plural sense “twenty (daughters)” as object-number

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karma (कर्म/object-number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Numeral) used as Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) Plural sense “seven (daughters)” as object-number

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• somāya: to Soma
• somāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• catastroḥ: four
• catastroḥ: Karma (कर्म/object-number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catasṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral “four” (fem.) as object-number

• ariṣṭanemine: to Ariṣṭanemi
• ariṣṭanemine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ariṣṭanemi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic sage, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa line)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kashyapa
• Soma (Chandra)
• Arishtanemi

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames cosmic order through lineage and dharma: the Purāṇa presents creation as structured and purposeful, implying an overarching intelligent principle that sustains ṛta/dharma, though this verse itself is genealogical rather than explicitly Vedāntic.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it supplies cosmological background (lineages of Dharma, Kaśyapa, Soma) that later supports Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga synthesis, where disciplined living (dharma) becomes a foundation for higher yogic realization.

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

It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead it establishes the shared Purāṇic cosmology in which later sections (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā) articulate the harmonized Shaiva–Vaishnava vision of the Supreme.