Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

विभाति रुद्रैरभितो दिवस्थैः समावृतो योगिभैरप्रमेयैः / सबालखिल्यादिभिरेष देवो यथोदये भानुरशेषदेवः

Transliteration

vibhāti rudrairabhito divasthaiḥ samāvṛto yogibhairaprameyaiḥ / sabālakhilyādibhireṣa devo yathodaye bhānuraśeṣadevaḥ

Translation

此神明光耀显现，四周为居天之诸鲁陀罗所环绕，又为不可量之瑜伽行者所围拱，并有婆罗吉利耶等仙众相随；正如旭日初升，太阳在诸神之间灿然照耀。

Word by Word

• विभाति: shines
• विभाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रुद्रैः: with Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अभितः: around
• अभितः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: ‘around’)

• दिवस्थैः: dwelling in heaven
• दिवस्थैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दिवि स्थाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of रुद्रैः)

• समावृतः: surrounded
• समावृतः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-वृ (धातु) → समावृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगिभिः: by yogis
• योगिभिः: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अप्रमेयैः: immeasurable / unfathomable
• अप्रमेयैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of योगिभिः)

• स-बालखिल्य-आदिभिः: together with the Bālakhilyas and others
• स-बालखिल्य-आदिभिः: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सह) + बालखिल्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (सह बालखिल्यादयः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवः: god / deity
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: ‘as’)

• उदये: at the rising
• उदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भानुः: the sun
• भानुः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अशेष-देवः: (like) the sun, the deity of all (i.e., illuminating all)
• अशेष-देवः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अशेषः देवः/देवसमूहः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of भानुः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic dialogue frame continuing the Ishvara-Gita section, describing the Lord’s theophany)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Yogins
• Bālakhilya sages
• Bhānu (Sun)

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FAQs

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

By portraying the Lord as “immeasurable” and self-luminous, revered by Rudras, yogins, and sages alike, the verse points to a Supreme Reality that transcends counting and limitation, yet becomes directly knowable through divine vision (darśana).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The presence of “yogins” around the Lord emphasizes yogic realization: disciplined contemplation culminating in darśana of Īśvara—an Ishvara-centered yoga aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption.

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

Rudras encircling the supreme Deity signals harmony rather than rivalry: Shaiva powers (Rudras) honor the same highest Lord, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva-tattva and Viṣṇu-tattva converge in Īśvara.