Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

यत् त्वया स्थापितं लिङ्गं द्रक्ष्यन्तीह द्विजातयः / महापातकसंयुक्तास्तेषां पापं विनश्यतु

Transliteration

yat tvayā sthāpitaṃ liṅgaṃ drakṣyantīha dvijātayaḥ / mahāpātakasaṃyuktāsteṣāṃ pāpaṃ vinaśyatu

Translation

Nguyện cho tội lỗi của những bậc nhị sinh (dvija) khi chiêm bái tại đây Liṅga do ngươi an lập—dẫu mang gánh đại trọng tội—đều được tiêu trừ.

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (यद्-शब्द)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• sthāpitam: established/installed
• sthāpitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धाातु) + -ita (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘liṅgam’

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• drakṣyanti: will see
• drakṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)

• dvijātayaḥ: the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• dvijātayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mahā-pātaka-saṃyuktāḥ: associated with great sins
• mahā-pātaka-saṃyuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘dvijātayaḥ’; compound: ‘mahāpātakaiḥ saṃyuktāḥ’ (associated with great sins)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vinaśyatu: may it perish/be destroyed
• vinaśyatu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive sense (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

A sage/narrator pronouncing the fruit of establishing and beholding the Shiva-liṅga (phalaśruti within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-liṅga context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Dvijati (twice-born)

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FAQs

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

It implies that contact with a consecrated symbol of Īśvara (the liṅga) has transformative power: through devotion and sacred presence, the inner impurity (pāpa) covering the Self is removed, allowing clarity of the ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds darśana (reverent beholding) as a devotional discipline: approaching a consecrated liṅga with śraddhā, purity, and restraint functions as a practical limb of bhakti aligned with Pāśupata-oriented worship and inner purification.

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

By presenting liṅga-worship as a universally purifying means within the Kurma Purana (a Vaiṣṇava setting that honors Śiva), it reflects the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where devotion to Īśvara’s forms is mutually affirming rather than sectarian.