Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 145

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

यश्चैतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं भक्तियुक्तो दृढव्रतः / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yaścaitacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ bhaktiyukto dṛḍhavrataḥ / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate

Translation

Ai thường xuyên lắng nghe lời này, đầy lòng sùng kính và giữ giới nguyện kiên cố, sẽ được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi và được tôn vinh nơi cõi Phạm Thiên (Brahmā-loka).

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

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

• एतत्: this (teaching/this)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always, regularly
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/avyayībhāva-प्रयोग)

• भक्तियुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युक्त = युज्-धातु-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या युक्तः)

• दृढव्रतः: firm in vow
• दृढव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दृढं व्रतं यस्य/दृढव्रतः)

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; विनिर्मुक्त = मुच्-धातु-क्त, वि+निर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• ब्रह्मलोके: in the world of Brahman
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored, is glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे-प्रयोग (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) speaking to King Indradyumna (closing benediction of the Īśvara-gītā teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Bhakti
• Vrata

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FAQs

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

It emphasizes sādhana rather than metaphysics: steady devotional discipline and regular śravaṇa purify the practitioner, making one fit for higher realms—implying that realization and exalted states arise from inner purification.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) combined with dṛḍha-vrata (firm observance/discipline) is presented as a practical limb of sādhanā aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shāstra ethos—purifying pāpa and stabilizing the mind in devotion.

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

Though not naming Śiva explicitly, it follows the Īśvara-gītā’s integrative theology: devotion and disciplined practice lead to liberation-like merit, consistent with the Purāṇa’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the one Īśvara is approached through bhakti and vrata.