Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

एवं संबोधितो रुद्रो माधवेन मुरारिणा / चकार मोहशास्त्राणि केशवो ऽपि शिवेरितः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃbodhito rudro mādhavena murāriṇā / cakāra mohaśāstrāṇi keśavo 'pi śiveritaḥ

Translation

摩诃婆（诛灭魔罗者）如此告诫之后，鲁陀罗便撰成迷惑之论典（摩诃论）；而吉舍婆亦在湿婆的启示推动下，使其运转施行，作为神圣安排的一环。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• सम्बोधितः: having been addressed
• सम्बोधितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्बोधित (कृदन्त; √बुध् (धातु) + सम्-, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘addressed/called’

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• माधवेन: by Mādhava
• माधवेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-हेतु

• मुरारिणा: by the slayer of Mura
• मुरारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; माधवस्य विशेषणम्

• चकार: made/composed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोह-शास्त्राणि: delusive treatises
• मोह-शास्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘मोहस्य शास्त्राणि’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• केशवः: Keśava
• केशवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण (apposition)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• शिव-ईरितः: prompted by Śiva
• शिव-ईरितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्/√ईरित् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘शिवेन ईरितः’ (prompted/commanded by Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka-style narration) describing the coordinated action of Śiva and Viṣṇu

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Madhava (Vishnu)
• Murari (Vishnu)
• Keshava (Vishnu)
• Moha-shastra

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FAQs

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

By portraying Śiva and Viṣṇu acting in coordinated harmony, the verse implies a single supreme governance behind apparently different divine roles—supporting the Purāṇic vision that the one Reality administers the cosmos through multiple forms and functions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this verse; instead it frames a doctrinal context: spiritual discernment (viveka) is required to avoid “moha-śāstra” confusion—an important prerequisite for steady practice in traditions such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the broader Kurma Purana yoga ethos.

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

It depicts mutual prompting and cooperation: Rudra composes the moha-śāstras after being addressed by Viṣṇu, and Viṣṇu acts while being impelled by Śiva—emphasizing functional unity rather than sectarian opposition.