Shloka 68

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

त्वद्वाक्याच्छिन्नसंदेहो विष्णुं सत्यपराक्रमम् / प्रपन्नः शरणं तेन प्रसादो मे कृतः शुभः

Transliteration

tvadvākyācchinnasaṃdeho viṣṇuṃ satyaparākramam / prapannaḥ śaraṇaṃ tena prasādo me kṛtaḥ śubhaḥ

Translation

因汝之圣言，我之疑惑已被斩断。我已归依毗湿奴，其威勇真实而不虚；由此投诚，吉祥之恩已赐于我。

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वाक्यात्: from (your) statement
• वाक्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• छिन्न-संदेहः: one whose doubt is cut off
• छिन्न-संदेहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न (कृदन्त; √छिद् (धातु) क्त) + संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सत्य-पराक्रमम्: of true valor
• सत्य-पराक्रमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying विष्णुम्)

• प्रपन्नः: having taken refuge; surrendered
• प्रपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रपन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पन् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (past participle)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तेन: by him; through him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रसादः: grace; favor
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृतः: made; done
• कृतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (past passive participle)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying प्रसादः)

Speaker

King Indradyumna (addressing a sage/teacher after receiving instruction about Vishnu as refuge)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Prasada (divine grace)
• Sharana (refuge)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that certainty about the Supreme arises when doubt is removed through right instruction and grace; the Lord (here Viṣṇu) is approached as the reliable, truth-grounded power behind liberation, aligning Atman-realization with divine prasāda.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender) as a direct spiritual discipline: accepting the Lord as refuge, letting teaching cut doubt, and receiving prasāda—an inner clarity that supports steadiness in dhyāna and ethical practice.

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

While naming Viṣṇu explicitly, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis treats true refuge and grace as qualities of the one Supreme Lord; the emphasis is not sectarian rivalry but the shared puranic principle that divine prasāda removes doubt and leads to liberation.