Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

योगिनाममृतं स्थानं व्योमाख्यं परमाक्षरम् / आनन्दमैश्वरं धाम सा काष्ठा सा परागतिः

Transliteration

yogināmamṛtaṃ sthānaṃ vyomākhyaṃ paramākṣaram / ānandamaiśvaraṃ dhāma sā kāṣṭhā sā parāgatiḥ

Translation

对瑜伽行者而言，有一不死之境名为“虚空”（Vyoma），即至上不坏者。那是充满喜乐与主宰威德的神圣住处；那就是最高极限，那就是超越的终极归趣。

Word by Word

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अमृतम्: immortal, deathless
• अमृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम् इति)

• स्थानम्: place, state
• स्थानम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्योमाख्यम्: called ‘Vyoma’ (sky-like)
• व्योमाख्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्योम + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (व्योम इति आख्यं)

• परमाक्षरम्: the supreme imperishable
• परमाक्षरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमं अक्षरम्)

• आनन्दमैश्वरम्: blissful and sovereign
• आनन्दमैश्वरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्दमय + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (आनन्दमयं ऐश्वरम्)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: that (she/that)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• काष्ठा: the highest limit, culmination
• काष्ठा: विधेय (Predicate noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: that
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परागतिः: the supreme goal
• परागतिः: विधेय (Predicate noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परा गति:)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyoma
• Akshara (Imperishable Brahman)
• Ishvara (Lordship/Aishvarya)
• Yogins

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to the Supreme as “Paramākṣara,” the Imperishable reality realized by yogins—an immortal, blissful, sovereign abode that functions as the final spiritual culmination (parāgati).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the yogin’s contemplative goal: absorption into the deathless “Vyoma” (the transcendent expanse). In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita framing, this aligns with disciplined yoga—inner withdrawal, steady meditation, and realization of the Imperishable Lord-principle beyond change.

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

By describing the supreme goal as an “aiśvara” (lordly) bliss-abode accessible to yogins, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality is Ishvara—spoken here by Kurma (Vishnu) yet compatible with Shaiva Pashupata-oriented liberation language.