Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 5

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च देवदेवस्य स्थानं शंभोर्महात्मनः / केदारमिति विख्यातं सिद्धानामालयं शुभम्

Transliteration

anyacca devadevasya sthānaṃ śaṃbhormahātmanaḥ / kedāramiti vikhyātaṃ siddhānāmālayaṃ śubham

Translation

Lại nữa, có một thánh địa của Thần trên các thần—Đại hồn Śambhu (Śiva)—nổi danh là Kedāra, nơi cư trú cát tường của các bậc Siddha.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्यत्’ (another [thing])

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

• देव-देवस्य: of the god of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (deva of devas)

• स्थानम्: place; shrine
• स्थानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंभोः: of Śambhu
• शंभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शंभोः)

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus; called
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विख्यातम्: well-known
• विख्यातम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (well-known)

• सिद्धानाम्: of the Siddhas
• सिद्धानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आलयम्: abode
• आलयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of आलयम्/स्थानम्)

Speaker

Traditional narration (Purāṇic speaker addressing the listener; commonly framed as Sūta/Vyāsa-style narration within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Kedara
• Siddhas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by presenting Kedāra as Śambhu’s sacred seat and a Siddha-abode, the verse points to realization (siddhi) as proximity to the divine—suggesting liberation arises where devotion and perfected insight converge, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse itself names Siddhas and a sanctified ‘sthāna’, implying a yogic landscape: tīrtha-sevā, mantra-japa, and tapas performed in Kedāra are understood to support Pāśupata-oriented discipline—purification, restraint, and contemplation leading toward siddhi and devotion to Śiva.

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

By embedding Śiva’s Kedāra within the Kurma Purana’s broader Vishnu-narrated sacred geography, the text normalizes reverence for Śiva in a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework—reflecting a non-sectarian synthesis where honoring Śiva’s abode aligns with dharma and the Purāṇic unity of divine functions.