Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 90

Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī

Devanagari script

गृहाण भगवन् भिक्षां मदीयाममितद्युते / न विद्यते ऽनाभ्युदिता तव त्रिपुरमर्दन

Transliteration

gṛhāṇa bhagavan bhikṣāṃ madīyāmamitadyute / na vidyate 'nābhyuditā tava tripuramardana

Translation

Ôi Đấng Thế Tôn, xin Ngài nhận phần bố thí khất thực của con, hỡi Đấng rực sáng vô lượng. Ôi Tripuramardana, không có điều gì là chưa hiển lộ hay chưa được Ngài làm cho phát sinh.

Word by Word

• गृहाण: accept, take
• गृहाण: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• भिक्षाम्: alms
• भिक्षाम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• मदीयाम्: my
• मदीयाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) भिक्षाम् प्रति

• अमितद्युते: O one of immeasurable splendor
• अमितद्युते: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित-द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (amita + dyuti)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; भावे प्रयोगः (existential)

• अनभ्युदिता: not arisen, not manifested
• अनभ्युदिता: कर्तृ/धर्म (Predicate/धर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनभ्युदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-पूर्वक (negated), विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिपुरमर्दन: O destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरमर्दन: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर-मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tripura + mardana)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Tripuramardana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tripuramardana

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FAQs

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

It presents the Lord as the universal source of manifestation—nothing exists that is not “arisen” through him—supporting the Purāṇic view of one Ishvara whose power makes all names and forms appear.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse models bhakti as a yogic discipline: humble offering (bhikṣā) and contemplation of the Lord as the cause of all manifestation, which aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and Ishvara-centric meditation found across the Kurma Purana’s spiritual teaching.

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

By treating Tripuramardana as the all-manifesting Lord, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme Ishvara can be praised as Shiva while remaining consistent with Vishnu-centered narration elsewhere—emphasizing functional unity rather than sectarian separation.