Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7

Īśvara-gītā: The Supreme Lord as Brahman, the Source of Creation, and the Inner Self

Devanagari script

याश्च योनिषु सर्वासु संभवन्ति हि मूर्तयः / तासां माया परा योनिर्मामेव पितरं विदुः

Transliteration

yāśca yoniṣu sarvāsu saṃbhavanti hi mūrtayaḥ / tāsāṃ māyā parā yonirmāmeva pitaraṃ viduḥ

Translation

Mọi hình thể hữu thân sinh khởi trong tất cả các thai tạng và nguồn sinh—đối với chúng, Māyā tối thượng của Ta chính là khuôn mẹ cao cả; và chúng biết chỉ riêng Ta là Cha.

Word by Word

• yāḥ: which (those)
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• yoniṣu: in wombs/origins
• yoniṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarvāsu: in all
• sarvāsu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies yoniṣu

• saṃbhavanti: come into being, arise
• saṃbhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance

• mūrtayaḥ: forms, embodiments
• mūrtayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tāsām: of those
• tāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• māyā: illusion, māyā
• māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• parā: supreme
• parā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies māyā

• yoniḥ: source, womb
• yoniḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधाना/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate/apposition to māyā

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: alone, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), emphasis (अवधारण)

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to mām

• viduḥ: know
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Ishvara) speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maya
• Ishvara
• Yoni
• Pitar (Father)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as the ultimate progenitor behind all embodied beings, with Māyā functioning as His manifesting power; the Self is thus rooted in Ishvara rather than in mere material causation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation: seeing all births as arising through Māyā and tracing causality back to the one Lord—an orientation foundational to the Ishvara Gita’s devotional-yogic discipline and Pashupata-style God-realization.

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

By emphasizing one supreme Ishvara as the source beyond all births (with Māyā as His power), it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality is one, expressed through Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.