Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 143

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

य इमं पठते नित्यं संवादं कृत्तिवाससः / सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

ya imaṃ paṭhate nityaṃ saṃvādaṃ kṛttivāsasaḥ / sanatkumārapramukhaiḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

凡恒常诵读此《克里提瓦萨》（湿婆）之对话——由善达库玛罗等诸大牟尼为首所宣说者——皆能尽脱一切罪垢。

Word by Word

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• पठते: recites/reads
• पठते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• संवादम्: dialogue
• संवादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्तिवाससः: of Kṛttivāsas (Śiva)
• कृत्तिवाससः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्ति + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि (नाम): कृत्तिः वासः यस्य (epithet of Śiva)

• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः: by/with (those) headed by Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: सनत्कुमारः प्रमुखः येषाम् (i.e., led by Sanatkumāra)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: सर्वाणि पापानि

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narratorial phalaśruti within the Īśvara-gītā section (attributed to the text’s concluding voice, aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttivāsa (Śiva)
• Sanatkumāra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through śravaṇa–pāṭha of sacred dialogue, preparing the mind for realizing the Ātman taught in the Īśvara-gītā.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights nitya-pāṭha (regular disciplined recitation) as a sādhana that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification and steadiness—an auxiliary practice to yoga and devotion taught in the Īśvara-gītā chapters.

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

By placing Śiva (Kṛttivāsa) as the authoritative voice within a Kurma Purana framework, it reflects the text’s integrative stance where Śaiva teaching functions harmoniously within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa setting.