Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 92

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Devanagari script

यः सर्वभूताधिपतिं विश्वेशानं विनिन्दति / न तस्य निष्कृतिः शक्या कर्तुं वर्षशतैरपि

Transliteration

yaḥ sarvabhūtādhipatiṃ viśveśānaṃ vinindati / na tasya niṣkṛtiḥ śakyā kartuṃ varṣaśatairapi

Translation

Ai phỉ báng Đấng Chủ Tể của muôn loài—Viśveśāna, Chúa Tể của vũ trụ—thì đối với người ấy, không thể thành tựu sự sám hối, dẫu trải qua hàng trăm năm.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• सर्वभूताधिपतिम्: the lord of all beings
• सर्वभूताधिपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘lord of all beings’), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• विश्वेशानम्: Viśveśāna (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘ruler of the universe’), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• विनिन्दति: reviles
• विनिन्दति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• निष्कृतिः: expiation
• निष्कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• शक्या: possible
• शक्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from शक्)
• Form: कृदन्त (potential/passive adjective), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); ‘possible’

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), ‘to do’

• वर्षशतैः: by hundreds of years
• वर्षशतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘hundreds of years’), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśāna (Lord of the Universe)
• Sarvabhūtādhipati (Lord of all beings)

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FAQs

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

It points to a single supreme Lord (Viśveśa), the ruler of all beings, implying an all-governing divine principle that transcends sectarian division—reverence to that Supreme is foundational to spiritual life.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ethical purification as a prerequisite for Yoga: avoiding īśvara-nindā (reviling the Lord) is part of inner discipline (yama-like restraint) without which Pashupata-oriented practice and devotion cannot mature.

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

By using universal titles like Viśveśa and Lord of all beings, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme Ishvara is one, worthy of reverence beyond Shiva–Vishnu rivalry, and blasphemy toward that Ishvara is spiritually ruinous.