Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

एवमेतज्जगत् सर्वं सर्वदा स्थापयाम्यहम् / योजयामि प्रकृत्याहं पुरुषं पञ्चविंशकम्

Transliteration

evametajjagat sarvaṃ sarvadā sthāpayāmyaham / yojayāmi prakṛtyāhaṃ puruṣaṃ pañcaviṃśakam

Translation

如是，我恒常于一切时支撑此整个世界；并藉由原质（Prakṛti），我使第二十五原理——普鲁沙（Puruṣa）——相应而运作。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय; प्रकारार्थ (thus/in this manner)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘जगत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• स्थापयामि: I establish; I set up
• स्थापयामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) with णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-रूप (causative) ‘स्थापयति’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• योजयामि: I join; I connect
• योजयामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज् (धातु) with णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-रूप (causative)

• प्रकृत्या: by/through Prakṛti
• प्रकृत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा (पुनरुक्त-कर्ता)

• पुरुषम्: Puruṣa; person/principle
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पञ्च-विंशकम्: the twenty-fifth (principle)
• पञ्च-विंशकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (numerical compound), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यकं’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching the cosmological doctrine in Sāṅkhya-Yoga terms

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Prakṛti
• Puruṣa
• Jagat
• Pañcaviṃśa-tattva (25th principle)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the ever-present sustainer who governs cosmic order by bringing Prakṛti into relation with Puruṣa—the conscious principle—showing Īśvara as the transcendent controller of both.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse grounds Yoga in discernment (viveka) between Prakṛti (nature, guṇas) and Puruṣa (consciousness). Such metaphysical clarity supports meditative detachment and the yogic aim of realizing the seer distinct from the seen.

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

By speaking in a universal Īśvara-voice that controls Prakṛti and Puruṣa, the Purāṇa supports a non-sectarian synthesis: the same Supreme Lord is understood across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks as the single sustainer behind creation.