Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 30

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

स्तुवन्ति त्वां सततं सर्ववेदा नमन्ति त्वामृषयः क्षीणदोषाः / शान्तात्मानः सत्यसंधा वरिष्ठं विशन्ति त्वां यतयो ब्रह्मनिष्ठाः

Transliteration

stuvanti tvāṃ satataṃ sarvavedā namanti tvāmṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇadoṣāḥ / śāntātmānaḥ satyasaṃdhā variṣṭhaṃ viśanti tvāṃ yatayo brahmaniṣṭhāḥ

Translation

Mọi Veda không ngừng ca tụng Ngài; các bậc ṛṣi, lỗi lầm đã tiêu mòn, cúi đầu đảnh lễ Ngài. Những người tâm an tịnh, kiên định trong chân thật, hòa nhập vào Ngài—Đấng Tối Thượng—chính là các hành giả khổ hạnh có kỷ luật, an trú trong Brahman.

Word by Word

• stuvanti: they praise
• stuvanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपे द्वितीया)

• sarvavedāḥ: all the Vedas
• sarvavedāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: sarva-veda ‘all the Vedas’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject of stuvanti

• namanti: they bow
• namanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tvām: to you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject of namanti

• kṣīṇadoṣāḥ: free from faults
• kṣīṇadoṣāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि): ‘those whose faults are exhausted’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies ṛṣayaḥ

• śāntātmānaḥ: the calm-souled
• śāntātmānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘those whose self is calm’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject of viśanti

• satyasaṃdhāḥ: true in resolve
• satyasaṃdhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘those whose resolve is truth’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies śāntātmānaḥ/yatayaḥ

• variṣṭham: the श्रेष्ठतम, most excellent
• variṣṭham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Superlative adjective (इष्ठ-प्रत्यय), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies tvām (understood)

• viśanti: they enter
• viśanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• yatayaḥ: ascetics
• yatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject of viśanti

• brahmaniṣṭhāḥ: established in Brahman
• brahmaniṣṭhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: brahma-niṣṭha ‘steadfast in Brahman’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies yatayaḥ

Speaker

Sages (Rishis) offering a stuti to the Supreme Lord (identified in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis as Ishvara/Brahman, approached through Lord Kurma/Vishnu as the revealer).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Rishis
• Brahman
• Yatis (ascetics)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the highest reality into which purified sages and Brahman-established ascetics can “enter,” indicating a transcendent Brahman/Ishvara that is attainable through inner purification, truthfulness, and contemplative realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes mind-pacification (śānta-ātmānaḥ), ethical steadfastness (satya-saṃdhāḥ), fault-destruction (kṣīṇa-doṣāḥ), and Brahman-abidance (brahma-niṣṭhāḥ)—core traits aligned with Kurma Purana’s yogic discipline and the Pashupata-oriented ideal of purification leading to absorption in the Supreme.

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

By focusing on “Brahman” and the “Supreme” as the shared goal of Veda, sage, and yogin, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest Ishvara/Brahman is one, approached through devotional praise and yogic realization beyond rigid Shaiva–Vaishnava separation.