Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 113

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

प्राणाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो भस्माङ्गरागिने / नमस्ते घनवाहाय दंष्ट्रिणे वह्निरेतसे

Transliteration

prāṇāya ca namastubhyaṃ namo bhasmāṅgarāgine / namaste ghanavāhāya daṃṣṭriṇe vahniretase

Translation

Kính lễ Ngài như chính Prāṇa—hơi thở của sự sống; kính lễ Ngài, đấng được xức bôi bằng tro thiêng. Kính lễ Ngài, đấng cưỡi mây; kính lễ Đấng Nanh Ngà, có tinh lực là Lửa.

Word by Word

• प्राणाय: to Prāṇa / the life-breath
• प्राणाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; ‘नमस्’

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः

• भस्माङ्गरागिने: to the ash-smeared one
• भस्माङ्गरागिने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्म-अङ्ग-रागिन् (प्रातिपदिक; भस्म + अङ्ग + रागिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भस्मना अङ्गस्य रागः यस्य/भस्माङ्गरागः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक रूप)

• घनवाहाय: to the cloud-bearer
• घनवाहाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन-वाह (प्रातिपदिक; घन + वाह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (घनं वहति इति)

• दंष्ट्रिणे: to the tusked one
• दंष्ट्रिणे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (इन्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• वह्निरेतसे: to him whose seed is fire / fiery-semen
• वह्निरेतसे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि-रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; वह्नि + रेतस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वह्नेः रेतः)

Speaker

A devotee/sage reciting a Rudra-stuti within the Kurma Purana’s Upari-bhaga context (Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis praise-section).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Prāṇa
• Bhasma (sacred ash)
• Rudra (implied by epithets)
• Agni (Vahni)

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FAQs

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

By saluting the deity as Prāṇa itself, the verse points to the indwelling principle that animates all beings—suggesting the Lord is present as the life-force within, not merely as an external form.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The focus on Prāṇa aligns with prāṇāyāma and inner contemplation, while the ash-mark (bhasma) evokes Pāśupata/Śaiva discipline—renunciation, purification, and identity with the Lord through sacred observance.

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

Though the epithets are Rudra-like, the verse appears inside a Purāṇic framework known for synthesis; it treats the praised Lord’s power (Prāṇa/Agni-tejas) as universal—supporting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian, integrative theology.