Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22

Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship

Devanagari script

अन्या च शक्तिर्विपुला संस्थापयति मे जगत् / भूत्वा नारायणो ऽनन्तो जगन्नाथो जगन्मयः

Transliteration

anyā ca śaktirvipulā saṃsthāpayati me jagat / bhūtvā nārāyaṇo 'nanto jagannātho jaganmayaḥ

Translation

Và một Năng Lực rộng lớn khác của Ta nâng đỡ và làm cho vũ trụ được an định—hóa thành Nārāyaṇa, Đấng Vô Tận, Chúa Tể của thế gian, thấm khắp thế gian như chính tinh túy của nó.

Word by Word

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of śaktiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (अन्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (शक्ति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विपुला: vast
• विपुला: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of śaktiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (विपुल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संस्थापयति: establishes/sets up
• संस्थापयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु √स्था with सम्-; णिच् causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन (to/for/of me)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु √भू; कृदन्त अव्यय, क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having become’

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (नारायण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनन्तः: endless
• अनन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (अनन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगत्-नाथः: lord of the world
• जगत्-नाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (नाथ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of the world)

• जगत्-मयः: pervading/constituted of the world
• जगत्-मयः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक) + मय (मयट्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (consisting of the world)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Narayana) speaking as the Supreme Lord describing His śaktis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Narayana
• Ananta
• Jagannatha

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as both transcendent (Ananta, endless) and immanent (jaganmaya, pervading the world), indicating that the Lord’s own power manifests as the universe while remaining infinite beyond it.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports īśvara-centered contemplation: meditating on the Lord as jagannātha (cosmic ruler) and jaganmaya (all-pervading reality). In Pāśupata-leaning Kurma Purana practice, this becomes a basis for devotion, mantra-japa, and non-dual awareness of God’s presence in all beings.

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

By emphasizing one Supreme Ishvara whose śakti sustains the cosmos, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names (like Nārāyaṇa) point to the same all-pervading Lord revered in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks.