Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

यो विष्णुः स स्वयं रुद्रो यो रुद्रः स जनार्दनः / इति मत्वा यजेद् देवं स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

yo viṣṇuḥ sa svayaṃ rudro yo rudraḥ sa janārdanaḥ / iti matvā yajed devaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

彼为毗湿奴者，即是鲁陀罗自身；彼为鲁陀罗者，即是阇那尔达那。了知如是，当礼敬奉事神圣；其人得至至上归趣。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थे/निश्चयार्थे — ‘himself’

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana
• janārdanaḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; ‘having thought/considered’

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice to
• yajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आदेश/विधानार्थे

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘gatim’ इति विशेषण

• gatim: state/goal, destination
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) teaching sectarian harmony as Kurma Purana doctrine

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Janardana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to a single supreme reality expressed as both Viṣṇu and Rudra; realizing this non-sectarian oneness supports liberation as the highest goal.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-based bhakti—right understanding (iti matvā) leading to worship (yajet). In Kurma Purana’s yogic frame, this aligns devotion with discriminative insight, a foundation for liberation-oriented practice.

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

It declares identity rather than difference: Viṣṇu is Rudra and Rudra is Janārdana, promoting Hari-Hara unity and discouraging divisive sectarianism.