Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

तथा च जारुधैः शृङ्गे देवदेवस्य धीमतः / दीप्तमायतनं पुण्यं भास्करस्यामितौजसः

Transliteration

tathā ca jārudhaiḥ śṛṅge devadevasya dhīmataḥ / dīptamāyatanaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāskarasyāmitaujasaḥ

Translation

Cũng vậy, trên đỉnh gọi là Jārudha có một thánh điện rực sáng và thanh tịnh của Đấng Thần của các thần, bậc trí—Bhāskara (Mặt Trời), uy quang vô lượng.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जारुधैः: by the Jārudhas
• जारुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जारुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (by/with the Jārudhas)

• शृङ्गे: on the peak
• शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां देवः)

• धीमतः: of the wise/illustrious
• धीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of देवदेवस्य)

• दीप्तम्: shining
• दीप्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त; √दीप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• आयतनम्: abode/shrine
• आयतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म/विषय (thing described)

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of आयतनम्)

• भास्करस्य: of the Sun
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Bhāskara/Sun)

• अमितौजसः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितौजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अमितं ओजः यस्य/अमित-ओजस्) विशेषण (of भास्करस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Vyasa tradition) describing tirthas within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Deva-deva (epithet used here for the supreme divinity, applied to Surya in this context)
• Jarudha peak (Jārudha-śṛṅga)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by portraying Bhāskara as “Deva-deva” and “amitaujās,” it points to the Supreme as self-luminous (prakāśa-svarūpa) and spiritually approached through a sacred seat (āyatana) that awakens purity (puṇya).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-upāsanā—devotional contemplation at a consecrated abode. In Kurma Purana practice, such pilgrimage and worship support inner purification, a preparatory limb for deeper Yoga disciplines (dhyāna, japa, niyama).

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

By venerating a radiant deity (Surya) with the title “Lord of Lords,” the text models the Purana’s inclusive theology: the one Supreme is honored through multiple divine forms, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian exclusion.