Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle

Devanagari script

तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश्च रथजित् सत्यजित् तथा / ग्रामण्यो देवदेवस्य कुर्वते ऽभीशुसंग्रहम्

Transliteration

tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiśca rathajit satyajit tathā / grāmaṇyo devadevasya kurvate 'bhīśusaṃgraham

Translation

Tārkṣya, Ariṣṭanemi, Rathajit, Satyajit và cả Grāmaṇya—những tùy tùng của Đấng Thần của các thần—thu gom và sắp đặt dây cương (và bộ ách) cho cỗ xe của Ngài.

Word by Word

• तार्क्ष्यः: Tārkṣya
• तार्क्ष्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अरिष्टनेमिः: Ariṣṭanemi
• अरिष्टनेमिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट + नेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अरिष्टा नेमिः/अरिष्टस्य नेमिः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• रथजित्: Rathajit (conqueror of chariots)
• रथजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (रथं जयति इति)

• सत्यजित्: Satyajit (victor by truth)
• सत्यजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सत्यं जयति/सत्येन जयति इति)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle: likewise)

• ग्रामण्यः: leaders (captains)
• ग्रामण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रामणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ग्रामणी’ (leader) का बहुवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• कुर्वते: perform/make
• कुर्वते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अभीशु-संग्रहम्: collection of reins
• अभीशु-संग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीशु + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अभीशूनां संग्रहः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic sūta/narrative voice describing the Lord’s divine entourage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (God of gods)
• Tārkṣya
• Ariṣṭanemi
• Rathajit
• Satyajit
• Grāmaṇya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it portrays the Supreme as “Devadeva,” served by ordered cosmic functionaries—suggesting a transcendent Lord whose will is enacted through disciplined divine agencies rather than describing Atman philosophically in this verse.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the verse highlights sevā (reverent service) and order (saṃgraha), which in Kurma Purana’s broader dharma-yoga frame supports inner discipline and devotion as preparatory virtues.

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

By using the epithet “Devadeva,” the verse employs a title shared across Shaiva-Vaishnava idioms, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic tone where supreme lordship is expressed in a way compatible with both traditions.