Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

अन्यानि सप्त नामानि पत्नीः पुत्रांश्चशाश्वतान् / स्थानानि चैषामष्टानां ददौ लोकपितामहः

Transliteration

anyāni sapta nāmāni patnīḥ putrāṃścaśāśvatān / sthānāni caiṣāmaṣṭānāṃ dadau lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

诸世界之祖父梵天（Brahmā）赐予那八位：另外七种圣名、诸配偶、永恒之子嗣，并分定其各自的宇宙职分与住处。

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘nāmāni’

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Indeclinable numeral used adjectivally (अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः); qualifying ‘nāmāni’

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patnīḥ: wives
• patnīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• śāśvatān: eternal
• śāśvatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘putrān’

• sthānāni: abodes/places
• sthānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun

• aṣṭānām: of the eight
• aṣṭānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral used adjectivally with ‘eṣām’

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• loka-pitāmahaḥ: the grandsire of the worlds (Brahmā)
• loka-pitāmahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the worlds’ + ‘grandfather’)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice) describing Brahmā’s cosmic allotments

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Lokapitamaha)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes ordered manifestation within creation—names, lineages, and stations are assigned by Brahmā—pointing to a structured cosmos in which the Self remains distinct from changing offices and designations.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it provides cosmological context (assigned stations and continuity of roles) that later supports Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined duty (dharma) and inner detachment in Yoga-shāstra.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it frames the Purāṇic worldview where divine functions and offices are apportioned in creation, a backdrop used elsewhere in the Kurma Purana to harmonize sectarian roles within one cosmic order.