Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

सकृद्विभाविता सर्वा समुद्रपरिशोषिणी / पार्वती हिमवत्पुत्री परमानन्ददायिनी

Transliteration

sakṛdvibhāvitā sarvā samudrapariśoṣiṇī / pārvatī himavatputrī paramānandadāyinī

Translation

只要忆念一次，她便全然应召——乃至能令大海枯竭者。她是帕尔瓦蒂，雪山王希摩伐特之女，赐予至上喜乐者。

Word by Word

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: once)

• विभाविता: manifested/illuminated
• विभाविता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√भू (धातु) → विभावित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘vibhāvitā’ = made manifest/illuminated

• सर्वा: all (in every form)
• सर्वा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (all/entire)

• समुद्र-परि-शोषिणी: dryer-up of the ocean
• समुद्र-परि-शोषिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + परि+√शुष् (धातु) → शोषिन्/शोषिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; णिनि/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तरि-नाम (agent noun) ‘शोषिणी’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘समुद्रं परिशोषयति या’ (she who dries up the ocean)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• हिमवत्-पुत्री: daughter of Himavat
• हिमवत्-पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘हिमवतः पुत्री’ (daughter of Himavat)

• परम-आनन्द-दायिनी: giver of supreme bliss
• परम-आनन्द-दायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिन्/दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘परमानन्दं ददाति या’ (giver of supreme bliss)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) in the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himavat

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FAQs

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

By portraying the Goddess as “sarvā” (the All) and as the giver of “paramānanda” (supreme bliss), the verse aligns liberation with realizing the all-pervading divine reality that culminates in bliss—an Atman-realization expressed through Shakti-language.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes smaraṇa and dhyāna—single-point remembrance/contemplation (“sakṛd vibhāvitā”)—suggesting that even brief but focused invocation can generate transformative spiritual power and lead toward the bliss of samādhi.

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

Spoken within Vishnu’s (Kurma’s) Ishvara Gita context while praising Pārvatī (Shiva’s consort), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Vaishnava narration affirming Shaiva-Shakti supremacy in soteriology and yoga.