Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

अदृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणो रामः सीतामाकुलितेन्द्रियौ / दुः खशोकाभिसंतप्तौ बभूवतुररिन्दमौ

Transliteration

adṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇo rāmaḥ sītāmākulitendriyau / duḥ khaśokābhisaṃtaptau babhūvaturarindamau

Translation

Không thấy Sītā, Rāma và Lakṣmaṇa—những bậc khuất phục kẻ thù—trở nên rối loạn các giác quan, bị thiêu đốt bởi sầu khổ và bi thương.

Word by Word

• अदृष्ट्वा: not seeing / having not found
• अदृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘not having seen’

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आकुलितेन्द्रियौ: with agitated senses (both of them)
• आकुलितेन्द्रियौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकुलित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (आकुलितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य)

• दुःखशोकाभिसंतप्तौ: tormented by grief and sorrow (both)
• दुःखशोकाभिसंतप्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + शोक + अभि + संतप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दुःख-शोकाभ्यां अभिसंतप्तौ)

• बभूवतुः: became/were
• बभूवतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• अरिन्दमौ: subduers of enemies (both)
• अरिन्दमौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि + दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (अरिं दमयतः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrator describing the episode; not a direct speech by Lord Kurma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it shows the agitation of the senses and mind under grief; the Kurma Purana’s later yoga-teachings (especially in the Upari-bhaga) contrast this with steadiness rooted in the Self, where sorrow does not overpower awareness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse itself is descriptive, but it foregrounds a key yoga problem—ākulitendriya (disturbed senses). In the Kurma Purana’s yoga-shastra framing, such disturbance is addressed through restraint (indriya-nigraha), steadiness of mind, and devotion to Ishvara as the stabilizing refuge.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva-Vishnu unity; instead, it uses an Itihasa episode to illustrate human suffering, which the Kurma Purana later resolves through integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual instruction—devotion and yoga leading beyond grief.