Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भगवन् द्रष्टुमिच्छामि गिरीशं कृत्तिवाससम् / संप्राप्तो भवतः स्थानं भगवद्दर्शनोत्सुकः

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca bhagavan draṣṭumicchāmi girīśaṃ kṛttivāsasam / saṃprāpto bhavataḥ sthānaṃ bhagavaddarśanotsukaḥ

Translation

圣克里希纳说道：“尊贵的主啊，我愿得见吉利沙——群山之主、以皮为衣者。渴求瞻仰薄伽梵的神圣显现，我已来到您的住处。”

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); ‘श्रीमान् कृष्णः’ (honorific epithet)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गिरीशम्: Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरीशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); ‘गिरिणाम् ईशः’ (lord of mountains), शिव-नाम

• कृत्तिवाससम्: wearing a skin (garment)
• कृत्तिवाससम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); ‘कृत्तिः वासः यस्य’ इत्यर्थे बहुव्रीहिरपि सम्भवः, परन्तु रूपतः ‘कृत्तिवासस्’ उपाधि-प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण of गिरीशम्

• संप्राप्तः: having arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्तरि, अहम् (understood)

• भवतः: of you (sir)
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular) (honorific)

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• भगवद्दर्शनोत्सुकः: eager to see the Lord
• भगवद्दर्शनोत्सुकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); ‘भगवतः दर्शनम्’ (seeing the Lord) + ‘उत्सुकः’ (eager) → ‘eager for the Lord’s दर्शन’; विशेषण of (अहम्)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Kṛttivāsa (Śiva)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents the spiritual aim as “bhagavad-darśana”—the direct apprehension of the Divine—implying that realization is not merely conceptual but experiential, aligned with Purāṇic yoga-bhakti ideals.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse foregrounds darśana as a yogic orientation: single-pointed longing (utsukatā) toward the Lord. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching arc, such focused devotion supports inner purification that complements Pāśupata and other yoga disciplines.

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

By Śrī Kṛṣṇa himself seeking Śiva (Girīśa) with reverence, the verse models Hari–Hara harmony: devotion to one does not negate the other, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava theology.