Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा समायान्तं यत्र यत्र जनार्दनम् / पूजयाञ्चक्रिरे पुष्पैरक्षतैस्तत्र वासिनः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā samāyāntaṃ yatra yatra janārdanam / pūjayāñcakrire puṣpairakṣataistatra vāsinaḥ

Translation

他们无论在何处一次又一次见到阇那尔达那前来，彼处居民便以花与不碎净米（akṣata）供奉礼拜祂。

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having seen’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen (again and again)
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), repetition for emphasis

• samāyāntam: approaching/coming
• samāyāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + yā (सम्+आ+या धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• yatra: wherever
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय), repetition: ‘wherever’

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• janārdanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (जनार्दन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjayā: with worship
• pūjayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (पूजा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakrire: they did/performed
• cakrire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (पुष्प प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• akṣataiḥ: with unbroken rice-grains
• akṣataiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣata (अक्षत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• vāsinaḥ: the residents/dwellers
• vāsinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsin (वासिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the scene to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Vishnu

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as personally approachable—Janārdana is encountered in the world and honored through reverent recognition, suggesting the transcendent is also immanent and accessible to devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Rather than formal meditation, the verse highlights pūjā as a practical limb of sādhana—attention, purity, and repeated mindful recognition (dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā) expressed through offerings like flowers and akṣata.

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

By focusing on reverence to Janārdana through orthodox pūjā symbols, it supports the Purāṇa’s synthetic tone: the same īśvara revered in Śaiva-Pāśupata discipline is also worshipped here in Vaiṣṇava form through public devotion.