Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिः कल्पकोटिशतैरपि / प्रसादान्मम योगीन्द्रा एतद् वेदानुशासनम्

Transliteration

na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi / prasādānmama yogīndrā etad vedānuśāsanam

Translation

对他们而言，再无回返轮回之事，即使历经数百俱胝劫亦然。噢诸瑜伽中之最胜者，凭我的恩赐——此乃吠陀之训令。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आवृत्तिः: return, recurrence
• आवृत्तिः: कर्ता/भाव (subject-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कल्प: aeon
• कल्प: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• कोटि: crore
• कोटि: समासाङ्ग
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• शतैः: by hundreds
• शतैः: करण/परिमाण (instrumental of measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘कल्प-कोटि-शत’ इति समास-समूहस्य अवयव

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (even/also)

• प्रसादात्: from (my) grace
• प्रसादात्: अपादान (Ablative/cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (because of/from grace)

• मम: of me, my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• योगीन्द्राः: O lords among yogins
• योगीन्द्राः: सम्बोधन/कर्ता (address/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगिनाम् इन्द्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (addressing)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (adjectival)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा—‘वेदानुशासनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: समासाङ्ग
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• अनुशासनम्: instruction according to the Veda
• अनुशासनम्: कर्ता/वाक्यविषय (subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य अनुशासनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (yogic aspirants)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
• Veda
• Yogins

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that liberation is a definitive state—once attained through realized union and the Lord’s grace, the jiva does not fall back into cyclical embodiment, aligning with the Vedic assurance of moksha.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to the culmination of yoga—steadfast realization leading to non-return—while emphasizing that yogic attainment is sealed by prasāda (divine grace), a key theme in Kurma Purana’s yogic-dharma framework.

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

Though spoken by Vishnu as Kurma, the teaching mirrors the broader Kurma Purana synthesis where Vedic yoga culminates in liberation upheld by Ishvara’s grace—an outlook compatible with both Vaishnava bhakti and Shaiva (including Pashupata) soteriology.