Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 53

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

तच्छृणुध्वं यथान्यायमुच्यमानं मयानघाः / प्रशान्तमानसाः सर्वे ज्ञानमीश्वरभाषितम्

Transliteration

tacchṛṇudhvaṃ yathānyāyamucyamānaṃ mayānaghāḥ / praśāntamānasāḥ sarve jñānamīśvarabhāṣitam

Translation

因此，诸位无垢者，当依正法次第聆听我所宣说之教。你们皆当心意寂静，听受由主宰（伊湿伐罗）所宣示的智慧。

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of 'hear'

• śṛṇudhvaṃ: hear (you all)
• śṛṇudhvaṃ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada

• yathā: according to/as
• yathā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (उपमान/प्रकार) 'as/according to'

• nyāyam: rule/propriety
• nyāyam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; used adverbially with yathā

• ucyamānam: being spoken
• ucyamānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + ucyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying tat

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• anaghāḥ: O sinless ones
• anaghāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural; address to sages

• praśāntamānasāḥ: whose minds are tranquil
• praśāntamānasāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśānta + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; बहुव्रीहि: praśāntaṃ mānasaṃ yeṣām

• sarve: all (of you)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; pronoun used substantively

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here appositional/object sense

• īśvarabhāṣitam: spoken by the Lord
• īśvarabhāṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśvara + bhāṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: īśvareṇa bhāṣitam (instrumental relation)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (as Īśvara, teaching the Īśvara-gītā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Lord Kurma

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FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as “Īśvara-bhāṣita jñāna”—knowledge spoken by the Lord—implying that true insight into Self is authoritative revelation to be received with disciplined listening and inner calm.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (attentive hearing) done yathā-nyāyam (properly, with method) and praśānta-mānas (a pacified mind), aligning with Yogic prerequisites for receiving liberating knowledge in the Īśvara-gītā.

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

By presenting the instruction as Īśvara’s own speech within the Kurma Purana’s Īśvara-gītā setting, it supports the text’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) is approached beyond rigid Shiva–Vishnu division.