Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Vārāṇasī (Avimukta) Māhātmya and the Catalogue of Guhya-Tīrthas

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स भगवान् ध्यानाज्ज्ञात्वा परां शिवाम् / उवाच प्रणतो भूत्वा स्तुत्वा च प्रवरैः स्तवैः

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa bhagavān dhyānājjñātvā parāṃ śivām / uvāca praṇato bhūtvā stutvā ca pravaraiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

如是被启请后，那位圣尊之主——以禅定证知至上圣母湿婆（Śivā）——恭敬顶礼，复以殊胜赞颂歌咏礼赞，然后开口说道。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (predicate/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘said/addressed’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ध्यानात्: from meditation
• ध्यानात्: अपादान/हेतु (apādāna/hetu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कारण/हेतु (from/through meditation)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: कर्मविशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवाम्: Śivā (the Goddess)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘bowed’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having become’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having praised’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• प्रवरैः: with excellent
• प्रवरैः: करण (karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• स्तवैः: hymns
• स्तवैः: करण (karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the Lord’s action before speaking)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Parā Śivā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that the Supreme is realized not merely by hearing, but by direct contemplative knowing (dhyāna-jñāna), pointing to an experiential apprehension of the highest Reality identified here as Parā Śivā.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds dhyāna (steady meditation) culminating in jñāna (realization), and frames stuti (hymnic praise) and praṇāma (humble bowing) as supportive disciplines aligned with Purāṇic Pāśupata-oriented devotion.

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

By portraying “Bhagavān” as realizing and praising Parā Śivā, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva devotion converge in reverence to the same Supreme principle.