Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

सर्वकामः सर्वरसः सर्वगन्धो ऽजरो ऽमरः / सर्वतः पाणिपादो ऽहमन्तर्यामी सनातनः

Transliteration

sarvakāmaḥ sarvarasaḥ sarvagandho 'jaro 'maraḥ / sarvataḥ pāṇipādo 'hamantaryāmī sanātanaḥ

Translation

我成就一切欲愿，是诸味之精髓，是万香之中之香；我不朽不死。手足遍在，我是永恒的内在主宰（Antaryāmin），安住于一切众生之中。

Word by Word

• sarva-kāmaḥ: all-desiring / containing all desires
• sarva-kāmaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-rasaḥ: all-flavoured / essence of all
• sarva-rasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-gandhaḥ: all-fragrant / having all scents
• sarva-gandhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ajaraḥ: ageless
• ajaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• amaraḥ: deathless/immortal
• amaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-mara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvataḥ: everywhere/from all sides
• sarvataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: दिग्देशवाचक-अव्यय (from all sides/everywhere)

• pāṇi-pādaḥ: having hands and feet
• pāṇi-pādaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पाणयः पादाश्च यस्य’ (having hands and feet)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; 1st person pronoun

• antaryāmī: inner ruler/controller
• antaryāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + yāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अन्तः यामयति/नियच्छति’ (inner controller)

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Antaryamin
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Atman

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as both immanent and transcendent: the indwelling Antaryamin within all beings, yet also deathless and undecaying—thus the inner Self that pervades and governs everything.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Antaryamin-upasana (meditation on the Inner Ruler): contemplating the Lord as present in all bodies and senses, which steadies the mind for yogic concentration and devotion central to the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita ethos.

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

By describing one eternal Antaryamin with universal powers, it aligns with the Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms differ, but the inner, all-pervading Ishvara is one—supporting a non-dual, Shaiva-Vaishnava reconciliatory reading.