Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 61

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

नमो बुद्धाय शुद्धाय नमो युक्ताय हेतवे / नमो नमो नमस्तुभ्यं मायिने वेधसे नमः

Transliteration

namo buddhāya śuddhāya namo yuktāya hetave / namo namo namastubhyaṃ māyine vedhase namaḥ

Translation

Kính lễ Trí tuệ giác ngộ thanh tịnh; kính lễ Ngài, Đấng điều phục trong Yoga, chính là Nhân duyên tối hậu. Con cúi lạy, cúi lạy, cúi lạy Ngài—Đấng vận dụng Māyā, hỡi Vedhas, Đấng an bài và sáng tạo.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• buddhāya: to the awakened/knowing one
• buddhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddha (बुध् धातु; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (क्त)

• śuddhāya: to the pure one
• śuddhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• yuktāya: to the united/steadfast one
• yuktāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (युज् धातु; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त)

• hetave: to the cause
• hetave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (u-प्रातिपदिक; dative: हेतवे)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (in namas-tubhyam sandhi)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• māyine: to the wielder of māyā
• māyine: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (इन्-प्रातिपदिक; dative: मायिने)

• vedhase: to the creator/ordainer
• vedhase: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (as-stem; dative: वेधसे)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

Speaker

A devotee/sage reciting a stuti within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis (praise addressed to the Supreme Lord as Vedhas).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vedhas
• Maya

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FAQs

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

It praises the Supreme as śuddha (pure) and as buddha (awakened knowing), indicating the highest reality as stainless consciousness/intelligence that is also the ultimate cause behind all effects.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The epithet yukta (“integrated, yoked”) points to yogic steadiness—collected mind and disciplined awareness—suggesting that the Lord is the archetype and goal of yoga, aligning with Kurma Purana’s yogic-theistic orientation (often framed through Pāśupata-leaning devotion and restraint).

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

By addressing the Supreme with universal titles—Cause (hetu) and Creator (vedhas)—and acknowledging māyā as divine power, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Ishvara is praised through shared Shaiva–Vaishnava theological vocabulary.