Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 60

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

का च सा भगवत्पार्श्वे राजमाना व्यवस्थिता / अन्तर्हितेव सहसा सर्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्

Transliteration

kā ca sā bhagavatpārśve rājamānā vyavasthitā / antarhiteva sahasā sarvamicchāmi veditum

Translation

又那位光辉灿然、侍立在薄伽梵身侧者是谁？她忽然如被遮隐般消失无踪——这一切我都愿知晓。

Word by Word

• का: who? / what (woman)
• का: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; interrogative

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सा: that (woman)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative

• भगवत्-पार्श्वे: at the Lord’s side
• भगवत्-पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भगवतः पार्श्वे), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• राजमाना: shining / resplendent
• राजमाना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, Parasmaipada), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of सा

• व्यवस्थिता: standing / stationed
• व्यवस्थिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of सा

• अन्तर्हिता: hidden
• अन्तर्हिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् (उपसर्ग) + धा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; with इव (as if)

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/at once)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेदितुम्: to know
• वेदितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन; purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

Speaker

King Indradyumna (the inquirer)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan (Lord Vishnu/Kurma)
• A radiant divine female presence (commonly read as Lakshmi/Shri)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it shows that divine reality can be experienced as manifest (radiant presence) and also as withdrawn (antarhita), pointing to a Lord whose appearance and concealment are governed by divine will rather than ordinary perception.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds jijnāsā (spiritual inquiry) and attentive witnessing of divine manifestation and withdrawal—an inner discipline aligned with Purāṇic yoga where devotion and discernment mature into steady contemplative understanding.

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

By centering on Bhagavān’s transcendent, self-concealing power, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian tone: the supreme Lord is one reality approached through different divine forms, including Shaiva and Vaishnava expressions.