Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा भगवाञ्छंभुः परिष्वज्य तु राघवम् / सनन्दी सगणो रुद्रस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

ityuktvā bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ pariṣvajya tu rāghavam / sanandī sagaṇo rudrastatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

说罢，吉祥的主宰商婆（Śambhu）拥抱了罗伽婆（Rāghava）；随即，鲁陀罗（Rudra）偕同难提（Nandī）及其众伽那随从，就在彼处隐没不见。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable quotative particle (अव्यय/निपात)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + -tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having said’

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name of Śiva

• pariṣvajya: having embraced
• pariṣvajya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari- (उपसर्ग) + √svaj (धातु) + -ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having embraced’

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय/निपात), contrast/emphasis

• rāghavam: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-nandī: with Nandī
• sa-nandī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + nandī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘together with Nandī’ (सह-समास/उपपद-तत्पुरुष) qualifying Rudra

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with (his) gaṇas
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘with (his) attendants’ qualifying Rudra

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय/देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय/निपात), emphasis

• antaradhīyata: disappeared/vanished
• antaradhīyata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar- (उपसर्ग) + √dhā (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive/intransitive sense ‘disappeared’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; Sūta-style voice conveying the event)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu (Shiva)
• Rudra
• Raghava (Rama)
• Nandi
• Ganas

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FAQs

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

By showing Śambhu’s sudden “disappearance” after intimate grace (embrace), the verse hints that the Lord is not limited by gross visibility—He is apprehended through inner realization and divine anugraha rather than merely external perception.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is prescribed explicitly, but the motif of darśana followed by antaradhāna (vanishing) aligns with Purāṇic Yoga-dharma: steadiness of mind, devotion (bhakti), and contemplative remembrance so the seeker remains inwardly connected even when the divine form is no longer seen.

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

Within the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, Śiva’s direct grace to Rāghava underscores that sectarian boundaries are secondary to dharma and devotion—Śiva functions as a bestower of anugraha consistent with the Purāṇa’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.