Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 28

Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya

Devanagari script

यश्च सर्वजगत्पूज्यो वर्तते विघ्नकारकः / विनायको धर्मनेता सो ऽपि मद्वचनात् किल

Transliteration

yaśca sarvajagatpūjyo vartate vighnakārakaḥ / vināyako dharmanetā so 'pi madvacanāt kila

Translation

即便是为全世界所礼敬、以制造障碍而行的毗那夜迦（Vināyaka）、达摩之引导者，也确实是依我的言命而作。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sarva-jagat-pūjyaḥ: worship-worthy for all the world
• sarva-jagat-pūjyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'worthy of worship by all the world'

• vartate: acts/remains
• vartate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• vighna-kārakaḥ: obstacle-causer
• vighna-kārakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'maker/causer of obstacles'

• vināyakaḥ: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• vināyakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-netā: guide of dharma
• dharma-netā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + netṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'leader/guide of dharma' (netā < netṛ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• mat-vacanāt: from my word/command
• mat-vacanāt: Apādāna (अपादान/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) vacana, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'from my word/command'

• kila: indeed/it is said
• kila: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), reportative/emphatic

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in an instructive discourse to sages (contextual attribution within Purva-bhaga narration).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vinayaka (Ganesha)
• Dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as the inner governor whose will directs even revered deities; the ultimate sovereignty behind all functions points to a single supreme controller beyond subordinate powers.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes discernment (viveka) in practice: obstacles are not random but part of divine governance, so the seeker should respond with steadiness (dhairya), disciplined conduct (yama–niyama), and devotion aligned with dharma.

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

By acknowledging Vinayaka (a strongly Śaiva-linked deity) as operating under the Supreme Lord’s ordinance, it supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis where divine roles differ but ultimate authority is one.