Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

एतावदुक्त्वा विज्ञानं दत्त्वा हिमवते स्वयम् / स्वं रूपं दर्शयामास दिव्यं तत् पारमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

etāvaduktvā vijñānaṃ dattvā himavate svayam / svaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa divyaṃ tat pārameśvaram

Translation

如是宣说并赐予喜马伐特真实的明辨之后，主宰亲自显现自身之相——神圣、超越、至上自在的帕拉梅湿伐罗。

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much
• एतावत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; demonstrative/quantitative adjective

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• विज्ञानम्: knowledge, realization
• विज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• हिमवते: to Himavat (the mountain)
• हिमवते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle/adverb

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; possessive adjective

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दर्शयामास: showed
• दर्शयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + आमास (periphrastic perfect auxiliary)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद) परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट (periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘caused to see/showed’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies ‘रूपम्’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• पारमेश्वरम्: supremely divine (of the Supreme Lord)
• पारमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘belonging to the Supreme Lord’, qualifies ‘रूपम्’

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrator describing the Lord’s act of revelation to Himavat)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Himavat
• Parameshvara (Supreme Lord)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It links realization (vijñāna) with direct divine manifestation: the Supreme is not merely inferred intellectually but is knowable through awakened discernment culminating in vision of the transcendent Lord.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the fruit of disciplined practice taught earlier in the Ishvara Gita—vijñāna (realized knowledge) that ripens into direct darśana, a hallmark of Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.

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

By using the title “Parameśvara” for the revealing Lord within the Ishvara Gita setting, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme divinity is expressed through unified Shaiva–Vaishnava theological language.