Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 64

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

नमो योगाधिगम्याय योगिने योगदायिने / देवानां पतये तुभ्यं देवार्तिशमनाय ते

Transliteration

namo yogādhigamyāya yogine yogadāyine / devānāṃ pataye tubhyaṃ devārtiśamanāya te

Translation

礼敬于汝，唯以瑜伽可证得者——至上瑜伽行者，亦为瑜伽之赐予者。礼敬于汝，诸天之主，能止息诸天忧患者。

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; salutation formula

• योगाधिगम्याय: to the one attainable through yoga
• योगाधिगम्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-अधिगम्य (प्रातिपदिक; components: योग + अधिगम्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• योगिने: to the yogin
• योगिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• योगदायिने: to the giver of yoga
• योगदायिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; components: योग + दायिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• देवार्तिशमनाय: to the remover of the gods' distress
• देवार्तिशमनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आर्ति-शमन (प्रातिपदिक; components: देव + आर्ति + शमन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• ते: your/unto you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; enclitic

Speaker

A devotee/praiser within the Kurma Purana narrative (hymnic address to the Supreme Lord, identified with Lord Kurma/Vishnu in Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Supreme Lord (Ishvara)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Ishvara who is directly realizable through yogic discipline—an accessible, knowable Lord rather than a merely abstract principle.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Yoga as the soteriological means: the Lord is “attainable through Yoga” and also “the giver of Yoga,” implying grace-supported practice—discipline (abhyāsa) guided by divine bestowal.

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

By using the inclusive title “Lord of the gods” and framing the Supreme as the source and goal of Yoga, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian theism where the one Ishvara is praised in forms resonant with both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.