Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 1
KuP 1 1.1
नमस्कृत्वाप्रमेयाय विष्णवे कूर्मरूपिणे । पुराणं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं विश्वयोनिना
namaskṛtvāprameyāya viṣṇave kūrmarūpiṇe / purāṇaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yaduktaṃ viśvayoninā
Having made obeisance to the immeasurable Viṣṇu in the form of a tortoise, I shall fully declare the Purāṇa, which was spoken by the source of the universe.
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KuP 1 1.2
सत्रान्ते सूतमनघं नैमिषीया महर्षयः । पुराणसंहितां पुण्यां पप्रच्छू रोमहर्षणम्
satrānte sūtamanaghaṃ naimiṣīyā maharṣayaḥ / purāṇasaṃhitāṃ puṇyāṃ papracchū romaharṣaṇam
At the end of the sacrifice, the great sages of Naimiṣa asked the sinless Sūta Romaharṣaṇa about the holy Purāṇa collection.
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KuP 1 1.3
त्वया सूत महाबुद्धे भगवान् ब्रह्मवित्तमः । इतिहासपुराणार्थं व्यासः सम्यगुपासितः
tvayā sūta mahābuddhe bhagavān brahmavittamaḥ / itihāsapurāṇārthaṃ vyāsaḥ samyagupāsitaḥ
"By you, O Sūta of great intellect, the lord Vyāsa, best of the knowers of brahman, was rightly attended upon for the sake of (learning) the epic and Purāṇa lore.
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KuP 1 1.4
तस्य ते सर्वरोमाणि वचसा हृषितानि यत् । द्वैपायनस्य भगवांस्ततो वै रोमहर्षणः
tasya te sarvaromāṇi vacasā hṛṣitāni yat / dvaipāyanasya bhagavāṃstato vai romaharṣaṇaḥ
Since all your body-hairs bristled at the words of the lord Dvaipāyana, therefore indeed (you are called) Romaharṣaṇa.
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KuP 1 1.5
भवन्तमेव भगवान् व्याजहार स्वयं प्रभुः । मुनीनां संहितां वक्तुं व्यासः पौराणिकीं पुरा
bhavantameva bhagavān vyājahāra svayaṃ prabhuḥ / munīnāṃ saṃhitāṃ vaktuṃ vyāsaḥ paurāṇikīṃ purā
It was you alone whom the lord, the mighty Vyāsa himself, formerly addressed, to recite the Purāṇic collection of the sages.
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KuP 1 1.6
त्वं हि स्वायंभुवे यज्ञे सुत्याहे वितते हरिः । संभूतः संहितां वक्तुं स्वांशेन पुरुषोत्तमः
tvaṃ hi svāyaṃbhuve yajñe sutyāhe vitate hariḥ / saṃbhūtaḥ saṃhitāṃ vaktuṃ svāṃśena puruṣottamaḥ
For you are Hari, the supreme Person, who came into being with a portion of himself at the self-existent (Brahmā's) sacrifice, on the soma-pressing day when it was spread out, in order to declare the collection.
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KuP 1 1.7
तस्माद् भवन्तं पृच्छामः पुराणं कौर्ममुत्तमम् । वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं पुराणार्थविशारद
tasmād bhavantaṃ pṛcchāmaḥ purāṇaṃ kaurmamuttamam / vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ purāṇārthaviśārada
Therefore we ask you about the excellent Kūrma Purāṇa; you ought to declare it to us, O you who are skilled in the meaning of the Purāṇas."
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KuP 1 1.8
मुनीनां वचनं श्रुत्वा सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः । प्रणम्य मनसा प्राह गुरुं सत्यवतीसुतम्
munīnāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sūtaḥ paurāṇikottamaḥ / praṇamya manasā prāha guruṃ satyavatīsutam
Having heard the words of the sages, the Sūta, best of Purāṇa-reciters, bowed in his mind to his teacher, the son of Satyavatī, and spoke.
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KuP 1 1.9
रोमहर्षण उवाच नमस्कृत्वा जगद्योनिं कूर्मरूपधरं हरिम् । वक्ष्ये पौराणिकीं दिव्यां कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम्
romaharṣaṇa uvāca namaskṛtvā jagadyoniṃ kūrmarūpadharaṃ harim / vakṣye paurāṇikīṃ divyāṃ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm
Romaharṣaṇa said: Having made obeisance to Hari, the womb of the world, who bore the form of a tortoise, I shall declare the divine Purāṇic narrative that destroys sin,
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KuP 1 1.10
यां श्रुत्वा पापकर्मापि गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । न नास्तिके कथां पुण्यामिमां ब्रूयात् कदाचन
yāṃ śrutvā pāpakarmāpi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim / na nāstike kathāṃ puṇyāmimāṃ brūyāt kadācana
on hearing which even a doer of evil deeds would go to the highest goal. One should never recite this holy narrative to an unbeliever.
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KuP 1 1.11
श्रद्दधानाय शान्ताय धार्मिकाय द्विजातये । इमां कथामनुब्रूयात् साक्षान्नारायणेरिताम्
śraddadhānāya śāntāya dhārmikāya dvijātaye / imāṃ kathāmanubrūyāt sākṣānnārāyaṇeritām
One should recite this narrative, uttered by Nārāyaṇa himself, to a twice-born who is faithful, tranquil and righteous.
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KuP 1 1.12
सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम्
sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca / vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam
Creation, dissolution, lineage, the Manu-periods, and the doings of the lineages: the Purāṇa has these five marks.
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KuP 1 1.13
ब्राह्मं पुराणं प्रथमं पाद्मं वैष्णवमेव च । शैवं भागवतं चैव भविष्यं नारदीयकम्
brāhmaṃ purāṇaṃ prathamaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavameva ca / śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ caiva bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyakam
The Brāhma Purāṇa is the first, then the Pādma and the Vaiṣṇava, the Śaiva, the Bhāgavata, the Bhaviṣya, the Nāradīya,
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KuP 1 1.14
मार्कण्डेयमथाग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्तमेव च । लैङ्गं तथा च वाराहं स्कान्दं वामनमेव च
mārkaṇḍeyamathāgneyaṃ brahmavaivartameva ca / laiṅgaṃ tathā ca vārāhaṃ skāndaṃ vāmanameva ca
the Mārkaṇḍeya, then the Āgneya, and the Brahmavaivarta, the Laiṅga, and likewise the Vārāha, the Skānda and the Vāmana,
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KuP 1 1.15
कौर्मं मात्स्यं गारुडं च वायवीयमनन्तरम् । अष्टादशं समुद्दिष्टं ब्रह्मण्डमिति संज्ञितम्
kaurmaṃ mātsyaṃ gāruḍaṃ ca vāyavīyamanantaram / aṣṭādaśaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ brahmaṇḍamiti saṃjñitam
the Kaurma, the Mātsya, the Gāruḍa, and next the Vāyavīya; the eighteenth is declared to be the one named Brahmāṇḍa.
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KuP 1 1.16
अन्यान्युपराणानि मुनिभिः कथितानि तु । अष्टादशपुराणानि श्रुत्वा संक्षेपतो द्विजाः
anyānyuparāṇāni munibhiḥ kathitāni tu / aṣṭādaśapurāṇāni śrutvā saṃkṣepato dvijāḥ
But other secondary Purāṇas have been told by the sages, O twice-born ones, after they had heard the eighteen Purāṇas in brief.
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KuP 1 1.17
आद्यं सनत्कुमारोक्तं नारसिहमतः परम् । तृतीयं स्कान्दमुद्दिष्टं कुमारेण तु भाषितम्
ādyaṃ sanatkumāroktaṃ nārasihamataḥ param / tṛtīyaṃ skāndamuddiṣṭaṃ kumāreṇa tu bhāṣitam
The first was spoken by Sanatkumāra, the next after it is the Nārasiṃha; the third is declared to be the Skānda, and it was uttered by Kumāra.
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KuP 1 1.18
चतुर्थं शिवधर्माख्यं साक्षान्नन्दीशभाषितम् । दुर्वाससोक्तमाश्चर्यं नारदोक्तमतः परम्
caturthaṃ śivadharmākhyaṃ sākṣānnandīśabhāṣitam / durvāsasoktamāścaryaṃ nāradoktamataḥ param
The fourth is the one called Śivadharma, spoken by Nandīśa himself; the wondrous one spoken by Durvāsas (comes next), and after that the one spoken by Nārada.
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KuP 1 1.19
कापिलं मानवं चैव तथैवोशनसेरितम् । ब्रह्माण्डं वारुणं चाथ कालिकाह्वयमेव च
kāpilaṃ mānavaṃ caiva tathaivośanaseritam / brahmāṇḍaṃ vāruṇaṃ cātha kālikāhvayameva ca
And the Kāpila, the Mānava, and likewise the one proclaimed by Uśanas, the Brahmāṇḍa, the Vāruṇa, and then the one named Kālikā;
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KuP 1 1.20
माहेश्वरं तथा साम्बं सौरं सर्वार्थसंचयम् । पराशरोक्तमपरं मारीचं भार्गवाह्वयम्
māheśvaraṃ tathā sāmbaṃ sauraṃ sarvārthasaṃcayam / parāśaroktamaparaṃ mārīcaṃ bhārgavāhvayam
the Māheśvara, likewise the Sāmba, the Saura which is a collection of all matters, another spoken by Parāśara, the Mārīca, and the one called Bhārgava.
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KuP 1 1.21
इदं तु पञ्चदशमं पुराणं कौर्ममुत्तमम् । चतुर्धा संस्थितं पुण्यं संहितानां प्रभेदतः
idaṃ tu pañcadaśamaṃ purāṇaṃ kaurmamuttamam / caturdhā saṃsthitaṃ puṇyaṃ saṃhitānāṃ prabhedataḥ
But this, the fifteenth, is the excellent Kūrma Purāṇa, holy and established in four parts by the division of its saṃhitās.
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KuP 1 1.22
ब्राह्मी भगवती सौरी वैष्णवी च प्रकीर्तिताः । चतस्त्रः संहिताः पुण्या धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदाः
brāhmī bhagavatī saurī vaiṣṇavī ca prakīrtitāḥ / catastraḥ saṃhitāḥ puṇyā dharmakāmārthamokṣadāḥ
The Brāhmī, the Bhāgavatī, the Saurī and the Vaiṣṇavī are proclaimed (as these): four holy saṃhitās, bestowing dharma, desire, wealth and liberation.
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KuP 1 1.23
इयं तु संहिता ब्राह्मी चतुर्वेदैस्तु सम्मिता । भवन्ति षट्सहस्त्राणि श्लोकानामत्र संख्यया
iyaṃ tu saṃhitā brāhmī caturvedaistu sammitā / bhavanti ṣaṭsahastrāṇi ślokānāmatra saṃkhyayā
This saṃhitā, the Brāhmī, is equal in measure to the four Vedas; here the verses amount to six thousand in number.
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KuP 1 1.24
यत्र धर्मार्थकामानां मोक्षस्य च मुनीश्वराः । माहात्म्यमखिलं ब्रह्म ज्ञायते परमेश्वरः
yatra dharmārthakāmānāṃ mokṣasya ca munīśvarāḥ / māhātmyamakhilaṃ brahma jñāyate parameśvaraḥ
In which, O lords among sages, the entire greatness of dharma, wealth, desire and liberation (is known), and Brahman, the Supreme Lord, is known;
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KuP 1 1.25
सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं दिव्याः पुण्याः प्रासङ्गिकीः कथाः
sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca / vaṃśānucaritaṃ divyāḥ puṇyāḥ prāsaṅgikīḥ kathāḥ
and creation and dissolution, lineage, the periods of the Manus, the deeds following the lineages, and divine, holy incidental tales.
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KuP 1 1.26
ब्राह्मणाद्यैरियं धार्या धार्मिकैः शान्तमानसैः । तामहं वर्तयिष्यामि व्यासेन कथितां पुरा
brāhmaṇādyairiyaṃ dhāryā dhārmikaiḥ śāntamānasaiḥ / tāmahaṃ vartayiṣyāmi vyāsena kathitāṃ purā
This is to be preserved by brāhmaṇas and the rest, by the righteous whose minds are calm. I shall relate it, as it was told of old by Vyāsa.
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KuP 1 1.27
पुरामृतार्थं दैतेयदानवैः सह देवताः । मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा ममन्थुः क्षीरसागरम्
purāmṛtārthaṃ daiteyadānavaiḥ saha devatāḥ / manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā mamanthuḥ kṣīrasāgaram
Of old, for the sake of the nectar, the gods together with the Daiteyas and Dānavas, making Mandara their churning-stick, churned the ocean of milk.
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KuP 1 1.28
मथ्यमाने तदा तस्मिन् कूर्मरूपी जनार्दनः । बभार मन्दरं देवो देवानां हितकाम्यया
mathyamāne tadā tasmin kūrmarūpī janārdanaḥ / babhāra mandaraṃ devo devānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Then, while that was being churned, the god Janārdana, in the form of a tortoise, bore up Mandara out of the wish to benefit the gods.
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KuP 1 1.29
देवाश्च तुष्टुवुर्देवं नारदाद्या महर्षयः । कूर्मरूपधरं दृष्ट्वा साक्षिणं विष्णुमव्ययम्
devāśca tuṣṭuvurdevaṃ nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ / kūrmarūpadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā sākṣiṇaṃ viṣṇumavyayam
And the gods and the great sages, Nārada and the rest, praised the god, seeing the imperishable Viṣṇu, bearing the tortoise-form, as the witness.
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KuP 1 1.30
तदन्तरे ऽभवद् देवी श्रीर्नारायणवल्लभा । जग्राह भगवान् विष्णुस्तामेव पुरुषोत्तमः
tadantare 'bhavad devī śrīrnārāyaṇavallabhā / jagrāha bhagavān viṣṇustāmeva puruṣottamaḥ
In the midst of that there arose the goddess Śrī, the beloved of Nārāyaṇa; the Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Person, took her (to himself).
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KuP 1 1.31
तेजसा विष्णुमव्यक्तं नारदाद्या महर्षयः । मोहिताः सह शक्रेण श्रियो वचनमब्रुवन्
tejasā viṣṇumavyaktaṃ nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ / mohitāḥ saha śakreṇa śriyo vacanamabruvan
The great sages, Nārada and the rest, bewildered by the splendour of the unmanifest Viṣṇu, together with Śakra spoke a word concerning Śrī.
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KuP 1 1.32
भगवन् देवदेवेश नारायण जगन्मय । कैषा देवी विशालाक्षी यथावद् ब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
bhagavan devadeveśa nārāyaṇa jaganmaya / kaiṣā devī viśālākṣī yathāvad brūhi pṛcchatām
"Lord, ruler of the gods of gods, Nārāyaṇa, you who are the world: who is this large-eyed goddess? Tell us, who ask, as it truly is."
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KuP 1 1.33
श्रुत्वा तेषां तदा वाक्यं विष्णुर्दानवमर्दनः । प्रोवाच देवीं संप्रेक्ष्य नारदादीनकल्मषान्
śrutvā teṣāṃ tadā vākyaṃ viṣṇurdānavamardanaḥ / provāca devīṃ saṃprekṣya nāradādīnakalmaṣān
Hearing their speech then, Viṣṇu, the crusher of the Dānavas, gazing at the goddess, spoke to the stainless ones, Nārada and the rest:
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KuP 1 1.34
इयं सा परमा शक्तिर्मन्मयी ब्रह्मरूपिणी । माया मम प्रियानन्ता ययेदं मोहितं जगत्
iyaṃ sā paramā śaktirmanmayī brahmarūpiṇī / māyā mama priyānantā yayedaṃ mohitaṃ jagat
"This is that supreme power, consisting of me, having the form of Brahman, my beloved, endless māyā, by whom this world is bewildered.
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KuP 1 1.35
अनयैव जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । मोहयामि द्विजश्रेष्ठा ग्रसामि विसृजामि च
anayaiva jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / mohayāmi dvijaśreṣṭhā grasāmi visṛjāmi ca
By her alone, O best of the twice-born, I bewilder the whole world with its gods, demons and men, and I devour it and send it forth.
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KuP 1 1.36
उत्पत्तिं प्रलयं चैव भूतनामागतिं गतिम् । विज्ञायान्वीक्ष्य चात्मानं तरन्ति विपुलामिमाम्
utpattiṃ pralayaṃ caiva bhūtanāmāgatiṃ gatim / vijñāyānvīkṣya cātmānaṃ taranti vipulāmimām
Having understood the origin and the dissolution of beings, their coming and their going, and having looked into the self, (men) cross over this vast (māyā).
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KuP 1 1.37
अस्यास्त्वंशानधिष्ठाय शक्तिमन्तो ऽभवन् द्विजाः । ब्रह्मेशानादयो देवाः सर्वशक्तिरियं मम
asyāstvaṃśānadhiṣṭhāya śaktimanto 'bhavan dvijāḥ / brahmeśānādayo devāḥ sarvaśaktiriyaṃ mama
But taking their stand upon portions of her, the gods—Brahmā, Īśāna and the rest—became possessed of power, O twice-born ones; this whole power is mine.
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KuP 1 1.38
सैषा सर्वजगत्सूतिः प्रकृतिस्त्रिगुणात्मिका । प्रागेव मत्तः संजाता श्रीकल्पे पद्मवासिनी
saiṣā sarvajagatsūtiḥ prakṛtistriguṇātmikā / prāgeva mattaḥ saṃjātā śrīkalpe padmavāsinī
She is that bringer-forth of the whole world, Nature (prakṛti), consisting of the three qualities, born from me at the very beginning, dwelling in the lotus in the Śrī-kalpa.
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KuP 1 1.39
चतुर्भुजा शङ्खचक्रपद्महस्ता शुभान्विता । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशा मोहिनी सर्वदेहिनाम्
caturbhujā śaṅkhacakrapadmahastā śubhānvitā / koṭisūryapratīkāśā mohinī sarvadehinām
Four-armed, holding conch, discus and lotus in her hands, endowed with auspiciousness, shining like ten million suns, bewildering all embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.40
नालं देवा न पितरो मानवा वसवो ऽपि च । मायामेतां समुत्तर्तुं ये चान्ये भुवि देहिनः
nālaṃ devā na pitaro mānavā vasavo 'pi ca / māyāmetāṃ samuttartuṃ ye cānye bhuvi dehinaḥ
Neither the gods nor the fathers, nor men, nor even the Vasus, nor whatever other embodied beings there are on earth, are able to cross beyond this māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.41
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन मुनयो विष्णुमब्रुवन् । ब्रूहि त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष यदि कालत्रये ऽपि च । को वा तरति तां मायां दुर्जयां देवनिर्मिताम्
ityukto vāsudevena munayo viṣṇumabruvan / brūhi tvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa yadi kālatraye 'pi ca / ko vā tarati tāṃ māyāṃ durjayāṃ devanirmitām
Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, the sages said to Viṣṇu: "Tell us, lotus-eyed one, whether in any of the three times there is anyone who crosses that māyā, hard to conquer, fashioned by the god."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.42
अथोवाच हृषीकेशो मुनीन् मुनिगणार्चितः । अस्ति द्विजातिप्रवर इन्द्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः
athovāca hṛṣīkeśo munīn munigaṇārcitaḥ / asti dvijātipravara indradyumna iti śrutaḥ
Then Hṛṣīkeśa, honoured by the hosts of sages, said to the sages: "There is one known as Indradyumna, foremost of the twice-born."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.43
पूर्वजन्मनि राजासावधृष्यः शङ्करादिभिः । दृष्ट्वा मां कूर्मसंस्थानं श्रुत्वा पौराणिकीं स्वयम् । संहितां मन्मुखाद् दिव्यां पुरस्कृत्य मुनीश्वरान्
pūrvajanmani rājāsāvadhṛṣyaḥ śaṅkarādibhiḥ / dṛṣṭvā māṃ kūrmasaṃsthānaṃ śrutvā paurāṇikīṃ svayam / saṃhitāṃ manmukhād divyāṃ puraskṛtya munīśvarān
In a former birth that king, unassailable even by Śaṅkara and the others, having seen me in the form of the tortoise and having himself heard from my mouth the divine Purāṇic compendium, placing the lords of sages before him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.44
ब्रह्माणं च महादेवं देवांश्चान्यान् स्वशक्तिभिः । मच्छक्तौ संस्थितान् बुद्ध्वा मामेव शरणं गतः
brahmāṇaṃ ca mahādevaṃ devāṃścānyān svaśaktibhiḥ / macchaktau saṃsthitān buddhvā māmeva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
and having understood that Brahmā, Mahādeva and the other gods, with their own powers, abide within my power, took refuge in me alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.45
संभाषितो मया चाथ विप्रयोनिं गमिष्यसि । इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो जातिं स्मरसि पौर्विकीम्
saṃbhāṣito mayā cātha viprayoniṃ gamiṣyasi / indradyumna iti khyāto jātiṃ smarasi paurvikīm
"And now, having been spoken to by me, you will go to a brahmin's womb; known as Indradyumna, you will remember your former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.46
सर्वेषामेव भूतानां देवानामप्यगोचरम् । वक्तव्यं यद् गुह्यतमं दास्ये ज्ञानं तवानघ । लब्ध्वा तन्मामकं ज्ञानं मामेवान्ते प्रवेक्ष्यसि
sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṃ devānāmapyagocaram / vaktavyaṃ yad guhyatamaṃ dāsye jñānaṃ tavānagha / labdhvā tanmāmakaṃ jñānaṃ māmevānte pravekṣyasi
"To you, O sinless one, I shall give that knowledge, most secret, which is to be told (only to the worthy) and is beyond the range of all beings and even of the gods; having obtained that knowledge of mine, you will at the end enter into me alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.47
अंशान्तरेण भूम्यां त्वं तत्र तिष्ठ सुनिर्दृतः । वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे ऽतिते कार्यार्थं मां प्रवेक्ष्यसि
aṃśāntareṇa bhūmyāṃ tvaṃ tatra tiṣṭha sunirdṛtaḥ / vaivasvate 'ntare 'tite kāryārthaṃ māṃ pravekṣyasi
"By another portion (of yourself) remain there on the earth, wholly at ease; when the Vaivasvata (manvantara) has passed, for the sake of (my) work you will enter into me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 1.48
मां प्रणम्य पुरीं गत्वा पालयामास मेदिनीम् । कालधर्मं गतः कालाच्छ्वेतद्वीपे मया सह
māṃ praṇamya purīṃ gatvā pālayāmāsa medinīm / kāladharmaṃ gataḥ kālācchvetadvīpe mayā saha
Having bowed to me and gone to his city, he protected the earth; in time he met with death (the law of time) and (dwelt) with me on the White Island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.49
भुक्त्वा तान् वैष्णवान् भोगान् योगिनामप्यगोचरान् । मदाज्ञया मुनिश्रेष्ठा जज्ञे विप्रकुले पुनः
bhuktvā tān vaiṣṇavān bhogān yogināmapyagocarān / madājñayā muniśreṣṭhā jajñe viprakule punaḥ
Having enjoyed those Vaiṣṇava pleasures, beyond the reach even of yogins, by my command, O best of sages, he was born again in a brahmin family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.50
ज्ञात्वा मां वासुदेवाख्यं यत्र द्वे निहिते ऽक्षरे । विद्याविद्ये गूढरूपे यत्तद् ब्रह्म परं विदुः
jñātvā māṃ vāsudevākhyaṃ yatra dve nihite 'kṣare / vidyāvidye gūḍharūpe yattad brahma paraṃ viduḥ
Knowing me, called Vāsudeva, in whom the two imperishable things are deposited—knowledge and ignorance, of hidden form—which (knowers) know as that supreme Brahman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 1.51
सोर्ऽचयामास भूतानामाश्रयं परमेश्वरम् । व्रतोपवासनियमैर्हेमैर्ब्राह्मणतर्पणैः
sor'cayāmāsa bhūtānāmāśrayaṃ parameśvaram / vratopavāsaniyamairhemairbrāhmaṇatarpaṇaiḥ
he worshipped the Supreme Lord, the refuge of beings, with vows, fasts and observances, with gold, and with the gratifying of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.52
तदाशीस्तन्नमस्कारस्तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः । आराधयन् महादेवं योगिनां हृदि संस्थितम्
tadāśīstannamaskārastanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ / ārādhayan mahādevaṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitam
With his blessings (directed) to him, his salutations to him, fixed on him, wholly devoted to him, he propitiated Mahādeva, who abides in the heart of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.53
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कदाचित् परमा कला । स्वरूपं दर्शयामास दिव्यं विष्णुसमुद्भवम्
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kadācit paramā kalā / svarūpaṃ darśayāmāsa divyaṃ viṣṇusamudbhavam
While he was thus living, once the supreme portion (of the Lord) showed her own divine form, arisen from Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.54
दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य शिरसा विष्णोर्भगवतः प्रियाम् । संस्तूय विविधैः स्तोत्रैः कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
dṛṣṭvā praṇamya śirasā viṣṇorbhagavataḥ priyām / saṃstūya vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata
Seeing the beloved of Lord Viṣṇu, bowing with his head, and praising her with various hymns, he spoke with folded hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.55
इर्न्द्दयुम्न उवाच का त्वं देविविशालाक्षि विष्णुचिह्नङ्किते शुभे । याथातथ्येन वै भावं तवेदानीं ब्रवीहि मे
irnddayumna uvāca kā tvaṃ deviviśālākṣi viṣṇucihnaṅkite śubhe / yāthātathyena vai bhāvaṃ tavedānīṃ bravīhi me
Indradyumna said: Who are you, O goddess of wide eyes, auspicious one, marked with the signs of Viṣṇu? Tell me now, truly, what your nature is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.56
तस्य तद् वाक्यमाकर्ण्य सुप्रसन्ना सुमङ्गला । हसन्ती संस्मरन् विष्णुं प्रियं ब्राह्मणमब्रवीत्
tasya tad vākyamākarṇya suprasannā sumaṅgalā / hasantī saṃsmaran viṣṇuṃ priyaṃ brāhmaṇamabravīt
Hearing that speech of his, she, well pleased and highly auspicious, smiling and calling Viṣṇu to mind, spoke to the beloved brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.57
न मां पश्यन्ति मुनयो देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः । नारायणात्मिका चैका मायाहं तन्मया परा
na māṃ paśyanti munayo devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ / nārāyaṇātmikā caikā māyāhaṃ tanmayā parā
"The sages do not see me, nor the gods with Śakra at their head. I am the one Māyā whose self is Nārāyaṇa, made of him, supreme."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.58
न मे नारायणाद् भेदो विद्यते हि विचारतः । तन्मयाहं परं ब्रह्म स विष्णुः परमेश्वरः
na me nārāyaṇād bhedo vidyate hi vicārataḥ / tanmayāhaṃ paraṃ brahma sa viṣṇuḥ parameśvaraḥ
"For, on reflection, no difference between me and Nārāyaṇa is found. I am made of him, the supreme Brahman; he is Viṣṇu, the highest lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.59
येर्ऽचयन्तीह भूतानामाश्रयं परमेश्वरम् । ज्ञानेन कर्मयोगेन न तेषां प्रभवाम्यहम्
yer'cayantīha bhūtānāmāśrayaṃ parameśvaram / jñānena karmayogena na teṣāṃ prabhavāmyaham
"Over those who here worship the highest lord, the support of (all) beings, by knowledge and by the discipline of action, I have no power."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.60
तस्मादनादिनिधनं कर्मयोगपरायणः । ज्ञानेनाराधयानन्तं ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि
tasmādanādinidhanaṃ karmayogaparāyaṇaḥ / jñānenārādhayānantaṃ tato mokṣamavāpsyasi
"Therefore, devoted to the discipline of action, propitiate with knowledge the endless one who has neither beginning nor end; thereby you will attain liberation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.61
इत्युक्तः स मुनिश्रेष्ठ इन्द्रद्युम्नो महामतिः । प्रणम्य शिरसा देवीं प्राञ्जलिः पुनरब्रवीत्
ityuktaḥ sa muniśreṣṭha indradyumno mahāmatiḥ / praṇamya śirasā devīṃ prāñjaliḥ punarabravīt
Thus addressed, best of sages, that Indradyumna of great mind bowed to the goddess with his head and, palms joined, spoke again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.62
कथं स भगवानीशः शाश्वतो निष्कलो ऽच्युतः । ज्ञातुं हि शक्यते देवि ब्रूहि मे परमेश्वरि
kathaṃ sa bhagavānīśaḥ śāśvato niṣkalo 'cyutaḥ / jñātuṃ hi śakyate devi brūhi me parameśvari
"How can that blessed lord, eternal, without parts, unfailing, be known? Tell me, goddess, O supreme mistress."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.63
एकमुक्ताथ विप्रेण देवी कमलवासिनी । साक्षान्नारायणो ज्ञानं दास्यतीत्याह तं मुनिम्
ekamuktātha vipreṇa devī kamalavāsinī / sākṣānnārāyaṇo jñānaṃ dāsyatītyāha taṃ munim
Then, addressed by the brahmin with this one (question), the goddess who dwells in the lotus said to that sage: "Nārāyaṇa himself will give (you) knowledge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 1.64
उभाभ्यामथ हस्ताभ्यां संस्पृश्य प्रणतं मुनिम् । स्मृत्वा परात्परं विष्णुं तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
ubhābhyāmatha hastābhyāṃ saṃspṛśya praṇataṃ munim / smṛtvā parātparaṃ viṣṇuṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata
Then, touching the prostrate sage with both her hands, and calling to mind Viṣṇu, higher than the highest, she vanished on that very spot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.65
सो ऽपि नारायणं द्रष्टुं परमेण समाधिना । आराधयद्धृषीकेशं प्रणतार्तिप्रभञ्जनम्
so 'pi nārāyaṇaṃ draṣṭuṃ parameṇa samādhinā / ārādhayaddhṛṣīkeśaṃ praṇatārtiprabhañjanam
And he, in order to see Nārāyaṇa, propitiated with the highest concentration Hṛṣīkeśa, the shatterer of the distress of those who bow (to him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.66
ततो बहुतिथे काले गते नारायणः स्वयम् । प्रादुरासीन्महायोगी पीतवासा जगन्मयः
tato bahutithe kāle gate nārāyaṇaḥ svayam / prādurāsīnmahāyogī pītavāsā jaganmayaḥ
Then, when a long time had passed, Nārāyaṇa himself appeared, the great yogin, clad in yellow, consisting of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.67
दृष्ट्वा देवं समायान्तं विष्णुमात्मानमव्ययम् । जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा तुष्टाव गरुडध्वजम्
dṛṣṭvā devaṃ samāyāntaṃ viṣṇumātmānamavyayam / jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā tuṣṭāva garuḍadhvajam
Seeing the god drawing near, Viṣṇu, the imperishable Self, he went to the ground on his knees and praised him whose banner is Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.68
इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच यज्ञेशाच्युत गोविन्द माधवानन्त केशव । कुष्ण विष्णो हृषीकेश तुभ्यं विश्वात्मने नमः
indradyumna uvāca yajñeśācyuta govinda mādhavānanta keśava / kuṣṇa viṣṇo hṛṣīkeśa tubhyaṃ viśvātmane namaḥ
Indradyumna said: O lord of sacrifice, unfailing one, Govinda, Mādhava, endless one, Keśava, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Hṛṣīkeśa — homage to you, the Self of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.69
नमो ऽस्तु ते पुराणाय हरये विश्वमूर्तये । सर्गस्थितिविनाशानां हेतवे ऽनन्तशक्ये
namo 'stu te purāṇāya haraye viśvamūrtaye / sargasthitivināśānāṃ hetave 'nantaśakye
Homage be to you, the ancient one, Hari, whose form is the universe, the cause of creation, maintenance and destruction, of endless power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.70
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं निष्कलायामलात्मने । पुरुषाय नमस्तुभ्यं विश्वरूपाय ते नमः
nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ niṣkalāyāmalātmane / puruṣāya namastubhyaṃ viśvarūpāya te namaḥ
Homage to you, free of qualities, without parts, of stainless self; homage to you, the Person; homage to you whose form is the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.71
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय विष्णवे विश्वयोनये । आदिमध्यान्तहीनाय ज्ञानगम्याय ते नमः
namaste vāsudevāya viṣṇave viśvayonaye / ādimadhyāntahīnāya jñānagamyāya te namaḥ
Homage to you, Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu, the womb of the universe; homage to you, devoid of beginning, middle and end, to be reached by knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.72
नमस्ते निर्विकाराय निष्प्रपञ्चाय ते नमः । भेदाभेदविहीनाय नमो ऽस्त्वानन्दरूपिणे
namaste nirvikārāya niṣprapañcāya te namaḥ / bhedābhedavihīnāya namo 'stvānandarūpiṇe
Homage to you, free of change; homage to you, free of manifold display; homage be to you, who are without difference and non-difference, whose form is bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.73
नमस्ताराय शान्ताय नमो ऽप्रतिहतात्मने । अनन्तमूर्तये तुभ्यममूर्ताय नमो नमः
namastārāya śāntāya namo 'pratihatātmane / anantamūrtaye tubhyamamūrtāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the deliverer, the tranquil one; homage to him whose self is unobstructed; to you of endless forms, formless, homage and homage again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.74
नमस्ते परमार्थाय मायातीताय ते नमः । नमस्ते परमेशाय ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने
namaste paramārthāya māyātītāya te namaḥ / namaste parameśāya brahmaṇe paramātmane
Homage to you, the highest goal; homage to you who are beyond Māyā; homage to you, supreme lord, Brahman, the highest Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.75
नमो ऽस्तु ते सुसूक्ष्माय महादेवाय ते नमः । नमः शिवाय शुद्धाय नमस्ते परमेष्ठिने
namo 'stu te susūkṣmāya mahādevāya te namaḥ / namaḥ śivāya śuddhāya namaste parameṣṭhine
Homage be to you, most subtle; homage to you, great god; homage to Śiva, the pure; homage to you, who stand highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.76
त्वयैव सृष्टमखिलं त्वमेव परमा गतिः । त्वं पिता सर्वभूतानां त्वं माता पुरुषोत्तम
tvayaiva sṛṣṭamakhilaṃ tvameva paramā gatiḥ / tvaṃ pitā sarvabhūtānāṃ tvaṃ mātā puruṣottama
By you alone was all this created; you alone are the highest resort; you are the father of all beings, you are the mother, O best of persons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.77
त्वमक्षरं परं धाम चिन्मात्रं व्योम निष्कलम् । सर्वस्याधारमव्यक्तमनन्तं तमसः परम्
tvamakṣaraṃ paraṃ dhāma cinmātraṃ vyoma niṣkalam / sarvasyādhāramavyaktamanantaṃ tamasaḥ param
You are the imperishable, the supreme abode, pure consciousness, the undivided sky, the support of all, the unmanifest, the endless, that which is beyond darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.78
प्रपश्यन्ति परात्मानं ज्ञानदीपेन केवलम् । प्रपद्ये भवतो रूपं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
prapaśyanti parātmānaṃ jñānadīpena kevalam / prapadye bhavato rūpaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
(Sages) behold the supreme Self, alone, by the lamp of knowledge. I take refuge in your form, that highest station of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.79
एवं स्तुवन्तं भगवान् भूतात्मा भूतभावनः । उभाभ्यामथ हस्ताभ्यां पस्पर्श प्रहसन्निव
evaṃ stuvantaṃ bhagavān bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ / ubhābhyāmatha hastābhyāṃ pasparśa prahasanniva
Then, as he was praising thus, the Lord, the Self of beings, the bringer-forth of beings, touched (him) with both hands, as though smiling.
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KuP 1 1.80
स्पृष्टमात्रो भगवता विष्णुना मुनिपुङ्गवः । यथावत् परमं तत्त्वं ज्ञातवांस्तत्प्रसादतः
spṛṣṭamātro bhagavatā viṣṇunā munipuṅgavaḥ / yathāvat paramaṃ tattvaṃ jñātavāṃstatprasādataḥ
Merely by being touched by the Lord Viṣṇu, that bull among sages, by his grace, knew the supreme truth as it is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.81
ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा प्रणिपत्य जनार्दनम् । प्रोवाचोन्निद्रपद्माक्षं पीतवाससमच्युतम्
tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā praṇipatya janārdanam / provāconnidrapadmākṣaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam
Then, with delighted mind, having bowed to Janārdana, he spoke to Acyuta, whose eyes are wide-open lotuses, whose garment is yellow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.82
त्वत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धमुत्पन्नं पुरुषोत्तम । ज्ञानं ब्रह्मैकविषयं परमानन्दसिद्धिदम्
tvatprasādādasaṃdigdhamutpannaṃ puruṣottama / jñānaṃ brahmaikaviṣayaṃ paramānandasiddhidam
By your grace, O best of persons, there has arisen in (me) doubtless knowledge, having Brahman alone for its object, which bestows the attainment of supreme bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.83
नमो भगवते तुभ्यं वासुदेवाय वेधसे । किं करिष्यामि योगेश तन्मे वद जगन्मय
namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ vāsudevāya vedhase / kiṃ kariṣyāmi yogeśa tanme vada jaganmaya
Homage to you, the Lord, to Vāsudeva, the creator. What shall I do, O lord of yoga? Tell me that, O you who are the (whole) world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.84
श्रुत्वा नारायणो वाक्यमिन्द्रद्युम्नस्य माधवः । उवाच सस्मितं वाक्यमशेषजगतो हितम्
śrutvā nārāyaṇo vākyamindradyumnasya mādhavaḥ / uvāca sasmitaṃ vākyamaśeṣajagato hitam
Having heard Indradyumna's words, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava, spoke with a smile words beneficial to the entire world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.85
श्रीभगवानुवाच वर्णाश्रमाचारवतां पुंसां देवो महेश्वरः । ज्ञानेन भक्तियोगेन पूजनीयो न चान्यथा
śrībhagavānuvāca varṇāśramācāravatāṃ puṃsāṃ devo maheśvaraḥ / jñānena bhaktiyogena pūjanīyo na cānyathā
The Blessed Lord said: By men who observe the practices of the classes and life-stages, the god Maheśvara is to be worshipped through knowledge and through the discipline of devotion, and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.86
विज्ञाय तत्परं तत्त्वं विभूतिं कार्यकारणम् । प्रवृतिं चापि मे ज्ञात्वा मोक्षार्थोश्वरमर्चयेत्
vijñāya tatparaṃ tattvaṃ vibhūtiṃ kāryakāraṇam / pravṛtiṃ cāpi me jñātvā mokṣārthośvaramarcayet
Having understood that supreme reality, (his) manifest power, the effect and the cause, and having known also my activity, one should worship the Lord for the sake of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.87
सर्वसङ्गान् परित्यज्य ज्ञात्वा मायामयं जगत् । अद्वैतं भावयात्मानं द्रक्ष्यसे परमेश्वरम्
sarvasaṅgān parityajya jñātvā māyāmayaṃ jagat / advaitaṃ bhāvayātmānaṃ drakṣyase parameśvaram
Abandoning all attachments, knowing the world to be made of illusion, contemplate the Self as non-dual; (then) you will see the supreme Lord.
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KuP 1 1.88
त्रिविधा भावना ब्रह्मन् प्रोच्यमाना निबोध मे । एका मद्विषया तत्र द्वितीया व्यक्तसंश्रया । अन्या च भावना ब्राह्मी विज्ञेया सा गुणातिगा
trividhā bhāvanā brahman procyamānā nibodha me / ekā madviṣayā tatra dvitīyā vyaktasaṃśrayā / anyā ca bhāvanā brāhmī vijñeyā sā guṇātigā
Contemplation is threefold, O brahmin; learn from me as it is being declared. One of them has me for its object, the second rests on the manifest, and the other contemplation is that of Brahman — it should be known as going beyond the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.89
आसामन्यतमां चाथ भावनां भावयेद् बुधः । अशक्तः संश्रयेदाद्यामित्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः
āsāmanyatamāṃ cātha bhāvanāṃ bhāvayed budhaḥ / aśaktaḥ saṃśrayedādyāmityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
Now the wise man should practise some one of these contemplations; if unable, he should resort to the first — such is this Vedic teaching.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.90
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः । समाराधय विश्वेशं ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena tanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ / samārādhaya viśveśaṃ tato mokṣamavāpsyasi
Therefore with every effort, fixed on him and devoted to him, worship well the Lord of the universe; thereby you will attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.91
इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच किं तत् परतरं तत्त्वं का विभूतिर्जनार्दन । किं कार्यं कारणं कस्त्वं प्रवृत्तिश्चापि का तव
indradyumna uvāca kiṃ tat parataraṃ tattvaṃ kā vibhūtirjanārdana / kiṃ kāryaṃ kāraṇaṃ kastvaṃ pravṛttiścāpi kā tava
Indradyumna said: What is that highest reality? What is (his) manifest power, O Janārdana? What is the effect, what the cause, who are you, and what is your activity?
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KuP 1 1.92
परात्परतरं तत्त्वं परं ब्रह्मैकमव्ययम् । नित्यानन्दं स्वयञ्ज्योतिरक्षरं तमसः परम्
parātparataraṃ tattvaṃ paraṃ brahmaikamavyayam / nityānandaṃ svayañjyotirakṣaraṃ tamasaḥ param
The reality higher than the high is the supreme Brahman, one and unchanging, eternal bliss, self-luminous, imperishable, beyond darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.93
ऐश्वर्यं तस्य यन्नित्यं विभूतिरिति गीयते । कार्यं जगदथाव्यक्तं कारणं शुद्धमक्षरम्
aiśvaryaṃ tasya yannityaṃ vibhūtiriti gīyate / kāryaṃ jagadathāvyaktaṃ kāraṇaṃ śuddhamakṣaram
That sovereignty of his which is eternal is spoken of as his manifest power; the effect is the world, and the unmanifest, pure, imperishable is the cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.94
अहं हि सर्वभूतानामन्तर्यामीश्वरः परः । सर्गस्थित्यन्तकर्तृत्वं प्रवृत्तिर्मम गीयते
ahaṃ hi sarvabhūtānāmantaryāmīśvaraḥ paraḥ / sargasthityantakartṛtvaṃ pravṛttirmama gīyate
For I am the inner controller of all beings, the supreme Lord; my activity is said to be the agency of creation, maintenance, and end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.95
एतद् विज्ञाय भावेन यथावदखिलं द्विज । ततस्त्वं कर्मयोगेन शाश्वतं सम्यगर्चय
etad vijñāya bhāvena yathāvadakhilaṃ dvija / tatastvaṃ karmayogena śāśvataṃ samyagarcaya
Having rightly understood all this with (proper) disposition, O twice-born, then worship well the Eternal One by the discipline of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.96
इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच के ते वर्णाश्रमाचारा यैः समाराध्यते परः । ज्ञानं च कीदृशं दिव्यं भावनात्रयसंस्थितम्
indradyumna uvāca ke te varṇāśramācārā yaiḥ samārādhyate paraḥ / jñānaṃ ca kīdṛśaṃ divyaṃ bhāvanātrayasaṃsthitam
Indradyumna said: What are those practices of the classes and life-stages by which the Supreme is worshipped? And of what sort is that divine knowledge that consists in the three contemplations?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.97
कथं सृष्टमिदं पूर्वं कथं संह्रियते पुनः । कियत्यः सृष्टयो लोके वंशा मन्वन्तराणि च । कानि तेषां प्रमाणानि पावनानि व्रतानि च
kathaṃ sṛṣṭamidaṃ pūrvaṃ kathaṃ saṃhriyate punaḥ / kiyatyaḥ sṛṣṭayo loke vaṃśā manvantarāṇi ca / kāni teṣāṃ pramāṇāni pāvanāni vratāni ca
How was this (world) created formerly, and how is it withdrawn again? How many creations are there in the world, how many lineages and manvantaras? What are their measures, and what the purifying observances?
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KuP 1 1.98
तीर्थान्यर्कादिसंस्थानं पृथिव्यायामविस्तरे । कति द्वीपाः समुद्राश्च पर्वताश्च नदीनदाः । ब्रूहि मे पुण्डरीकाक्ष यथावदधुनाखिलम्
tīrthānyarkādisaṃsthānaṃ pṛthivyāyāmavistare / kati dvīpāḥ samudrāśca parvatāśca nadīnadāḥ / brūhi me puṇḍarīkākṣa yathāvadadhunākhilam
The sacred fords, the arrangement of the sun and the rest, the extent and breadth of the earth — how many continents, oceans, mountains, rivers and streams? Tell me, lotus-eyed one, all of it now, exactly as it is.
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KuP 1 1.99
श्रीकूर्म उवाच एवमुक्तो ऽथ तेनाहं भक्तानुग्रहकाम्यया । यथावदखिलं सर्वमवोचं मुनिपुङ्गवाः
śrīkūrma uvāca evamukto 'tha tenāhaṃ bhaktānugrahakāmyayā / yathāvadakhilaṃ sarvamavocaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
The blessed Kūrma said: Thus addressed by him, out of a desire to show favour to my devotee, I told him everything entirely as it is, O foremost of sages.
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KuP 1 1.100
व्याख्यायाशेषमेवेदं यत्पृष्टो ऽहं द्विजेन तु । अनुगृह्य च तं विप्रं तत्रैवान्तर्हितो ऽभवम्
vyākhyāyāśeṣamevedaṃ yatpṛṣṭo 'haṃ dvijena tu / anugṛhya ca taṃ vipraṃ tatraivāntarhito 'bhavam
Having expounded all of this without remainder, whatever I was asked by that twice-born, and having shown favour to that brahmin, I vanished there on that very spot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.101
सो ऽपि तेन विधानेन मदुक्तेन द्विजोत्तमः । आराधयामास परं भावपूतः समाहितः
so 'pi tena vidhānena maduktena dvijottamaḥ / ārādhayāmāsa paraṃ bhāvapūtaḥ samāhitaḥ
And he too, that best of the twice-born, by the procedure I had declared, worshipped the Supreme, purified in his feeling and with concentrated mind.
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KuP 1 1.102
त्यक्त्वा पुत्रादिषु स्नेहं निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः । संन्यस्य सर्वकर्माणि परं वैराग्यमाश्रितः
tyaktvā putrādiṣu snehaṃ nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ / saṃnyasya sarvakarmāṇi paraṃ vairāgyamāśritaḥ
Abandoning attachment to sons and the rest, free from the pairs (of opposites), without possessions, renouncing all rites, resorting to supreme dispassion,
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KuP 1 1.103
आत्मन्यात्मानमन्वीक्ष्य स्वात्मन्येवाखिलं जगत् । संप्राप्य भावनामन्त्यां ब्राह्मीमक्षरपूर्विकाम्
ātmanyātmānamanvīkṣya svātmanyevākhilaṃ jagat / saṃprāpya bhāvanāmantyāṃ brāhmīmakṣarapūrvikām
beholding the Self in the self, and the whole world in his own self, attaining the final contemplation, the brahmic one that begins with the imperishable (syllable),
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KuP 1 1.104
अवाप परमं योगं येनैकं परिपश्यति । यं विनिद्रा जितश्वासाः काङ्क्षन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिणः
avāpa paramaṃ yogaṃ yenaikaṃ paripaśyati / yaṃ vinidrā jitaśvāsāḥ kāṅkṣante mokṣakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
he attained the supreme yoga, by which one sees the One throughout — which those free of sleep, having conquered the breath, longing for liberation, yearn for.
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KuP 1 1.105
ततः कदाचिद् योगीन्द्रो ब्रह्माणं द्रष्टुमव्ययम् । जगामादित्यनिर्देशान्मानसोत्तरपर्वतम् । आकाशेनैव विप्रेन्द्रो योगैश्वर्यप्रभावतः
tataḥ kadācid yogīndro brahmāṇaṃ draṣṭumavyayam / jagāmādityanirdeśānmānasottaraparvatam / ākāśenaiva viprendro yogaiśvaryaprabhāvataḥ
Then once that lord of yogins, in order to see the imperishable Brahmā, went at the sun's direction to Mount Mānasottara — that best of brahmins (going) through the air itself, by the power of his yogic mastery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.106
विमानं सूर्यसंकाशं प्राधुर्भूतमनुत्तमम् । अन्वगच्छन् देवगणा गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः । दृष्ट्वान्ये पथि योगीन्द्रं सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयो ययुः
vimānaṃ sūryasaṃkāśaṃ prādhurbhūtamanuttamam / anvagacchan devagaṇā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ / dṛṣṭvānye pathi yogīndraṃ siddhā brahmarṣayo yayuḥ
An unsurpassed chariot, radiant like the sun, appeared; the hosts of gods and the throngs of gandharvas and apsarases followed after; and others, siddhas and brahmin-seers, seeing that lord of yogins on the path, went along.
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KuP 1 1.107
ततः स गत्वा तु गिरिं विवेश सुरवन्दितम् । स्थानं तद्योगिभिर्जुष्टं यत्रास्ते परमः पुमान्
tataḥ sa gatvā tu giriṃ viveśa suravanditam / sthānaṃ tadyogibhirjuṣṭaṃ yatrāste paramaḥ pumān
Then, having gone (there), he entered the mountain revered by the gods, that place frequented by yogins, where the Supreme Person dwells.
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KuP 1 1.108
संप्राप्य परमं स्थानं सूर्यायुतसमप्रभम् । विवेश चान्तर्भवनं देवानां च दुरासदम्
saṃprāpya paramaṃ sthānaṃ sūryāyutasamaprabham / viveśa cāntarbhavanaṃ devānāṃ ca durāsadam
Reaching that supreme place, of splendour equal to ten thousand suns, he entered the inner dwelling, hard of access even for the gods.
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KuP 1 1.109
विचिन्तयामास परं शरण्यं सर्वदेहिनाम् । अनादिनिधनं देवं देवदेवं पितामहम्
vicintayāmāsa paraṃ śaraṇyaṃ sarvadehinām / anādinidhanaṃ devaṃ devadevaṃ pitāmaham
He meditated upon the Supreme, the refuge of all embodied beings, the god without beginning or end, the god of gods, the Grandfather.
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KuP 1 1.110
ततः प्रादुरभूत् तस्मिन् प्रकाशः परमात्मनः । तन्मध्ये पुरुषं पूर्वमपश्यत् परमं पदम्
tataḥ prādurabhūt tasmin prakāśaḥ paramātmanaḥ / tanmadhye puruṣaṃ pūrvamapaśyat paramaṃ padam
Then there appeared in that (place) the light of the Supreme Self; in the midst of it he saw the primordial Person, the highest station,
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KuP 1 1.111
महान्तं तेजसो राशिमगम्यं ब्रह्मविद्विषाम् । चतुर्मुखमुदाराङ्गमर्चिभिरुपशोभितम्
mahāntaṃ tejaso rāśimagamyaṃ brahmavidviṣām / caturmukhamudārāṅgamarcibhirupaśobhitam
great, a mass of radiance, unreachable by the haters of Brahman, four-faced, of noble limbs, adorned with flames.
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KuP 1 1.112
सो ऽपि योगिनमन्वीक्ष्य प्रणमन्तमुपस्थितम् । प्रत्युद्गम्य स्वयं देवो विश्वात्मा परिषस्वजे
so 'pi yoginamanvīkṣya praṇamantamupasthitam / pratyudgamya svayaṃ devo viśvātmā pariṣasvaje
And he too, the god, the Self of the universe, seeing the yogin who stood before him bowing, himself came forward and embraced him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.113
परिष्वक्तस्य देवेन द्विजेन्द्रस्याथ देहतः । निर्गत्य महती ज्योत्स्ना विवेशादित्यमण्डलम् । ऋग्यजुः सामसंज्ञं तत् पवित्रममलं पदम्
pariṣvaktasya devena dvijendrasyātha dehataḥ / nirgatya mahatī jyotsnā viveśādityamaṇḍalam / ṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃjñaṃ tat pavitramamalaṃ padam
Then, from the body of that best of the twice-born, embraced by the god, a great radiance went forth and entered the sun's orb — that pure, spotless station named Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.114
हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान् यत्रास्ते हव्यकव्यभुक् । द्वारं तद् योगिनामाद्यं वेदान्तेषु प्रतिष्ठितम् । ब्रह्मतेजोमयं श्रीमन्निष्ठा चैव मनीषिणाम्
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavān yatrāste havyakavyabhuk / dvāraṃ tad yogināmādyaṃ vedānteṣu pratiṣṭhitam / brahmatejomayaṃ śrīmanniṣṭhā caiva manīṣiṇām
where the Lord Hiraṇyagarbha, eater of offerings to gods and ancestors, dwells; that first door of the yogins, established in the Vedāntas, made of the splendour of Brahman, glorious, and the (final) ground of the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.115
दृष्टमात्रो भगवतात ब्रह्मणार्चिर्मयो मुनिः । अपश्यदैश्वरं तेजः शान्तं सर्वत्रगं शिवम्
dṛṣṭamātro bhagavatāta brahmaṇārcirmayo muniḥ / apaśyadaiśvaraṃ tejaḥ śāntaṃ sarvatragaṃ śivam
The moment he was seen, dear one, by the blessed Brahmā, the sage, made of flame, beheld the sovereign radiance — tranquil, all-pervading, benign,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.116
स्वात्मानमक्षरं व्योमतद् विष्णोः परमं पदम् । आनन्दमचलं ब्रह्म स्थानं तत्पारमेश्वरम्
svātmānamakṣaraṃ vyomatad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam / ānandamacalaṃ brahma sthānaṃ tatpārameśvaram
his own Self, the imperishable, that ether, the supreme station of Viṣṇu, bliss, the unmoving Brahman, that station of the Supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.117
सर्वभूतात्मभूतः स परमैश्वर्यमास्थितः । प्राप्तवानात्मनो धाम यत्तन्मोक्षाख्यमव्ययम्
sarvabhūtātmabhūtaḥ sa paramaiśvaryamāsthitaḥ / prāptavānātmano dhāma yattanmokṣākhyamavyayam
Having become the self of all beings, established in supreme sovereignty, he attained his own abode, that which is called liberation, the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.118
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन वर्णाश्रमविधौ स्थितः । समाश्रित्यान्तिमं भावं मायां लक्ष्मीं तरेद् बुधः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena varṇāśramavidhau sthitaḥ / samāśrityāntimaṃ bhāvaṃ māyāṃ lakṣmīṃ tared budhaḥ
Therefore, with every effort, standing firm in the rules of caste and stage of life, and taking refuge in the ultimate state, let the wise man cross over Māyā, (who is) Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.119
सूत उवाच व्याहृता हरिणा त्वेवं नारादाद्या महर्षयः । शक्रेण सहिताः सर्वे पप्रच्छुर्गरुडध्वजम्
sūta uvāca vyāhṛtā hariṇā tvevaṃ nārādādyā maharṣayaḥ / śakreṇa sahitāḥ sarve papracchurgaruḍadhvajam
Sūta said: When Hari had spoken thus, the great sages, Nārada and the others, all together with Śakra, questioned him whose banner is Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.120
ऋषय ऊचुः देवदेव हृषीकेश नाथ नारायणामल । तद् वदाशेषमस्माकं यदुक्तं भवता पुरा
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ devadeva hṛṣīkeśa nātha nārāyaṇāmala / tad vadāśeṣamasmākaṃ yaduktaṃ bhavatā purā
The sages said: God of gods, Hṛṣīkeśa, lord, spotless Nārāyaṇa — tell us in full that which was formerly spoken by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.121
इन्द्रद्युम्नाय विप्रया ज्ञानं धर्मादिगोचरम् । शुश्रूषुश्चाप्ययं शक्रः सखा तव जगन्मय
indradyumnāya viprayā jñānaṃ dharmādigocaram / śuśrūṣuścāpyayaṃ śakraḥ sakhā tava jaganmaya
the knowledge concerning dharma and the rest (which you told) to the brahmin Indradyumna; and this Śakra, your friend, O you who are the universe, also wishes to hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 1.122
ततः स भगवान् विष्णुः कूर्मरूपी जनार्दनः । रसातलगतो देवो नारदाद्यैर्महर्षिभिः
tataḥ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ kūrmarūpī janārdanaḥ / rasātalagato devo nāradādyairmaharṣibhiḥ
Then that Lord Viṣṇu, Janārdana, in the form of a tortoise, the god who had gone to Rasātala, being questioned by the great sages beginning with Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.123
पृष्टः प्रोवाच सकलं पुराणं कौर्ममुत्तमम् । सन्निधौ देवराजस्य तद् वक्ष्ये भवतामहम्
pṛṣṭaḥ provāca sakalaṃ purāṇaṃ kaurmamuttamam / sannidhau devarājasya tad vakṣye bhavatāmaham
spoke the whole of the excellent Kūrma Purāṇa in the presence of the king of the gods; that I shall recount to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.124
धन्यं यशस्यामायुष्यं पुण्यं मोक्षप्रदं नृणाम् । पुराणश्रवणं विप्राः कथनं च विशेषतः
dhanyaṃ yaśasyāmāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ mokṣapradaṃ nṛṇām / purāṇaśravaṇaṃ viprāḥ kathanaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
Bringing wealth, fame and long life, meritorious, granting liberation to men, is the hearing of the Purāṇa, O brahmins, and its recitation especially so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.125
श्रुत्वा चाध्यायमेवैकं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । उपाख्यानमथैकं वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
śrutvā cādhyāyamevaikaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / upākhyānamathaikaṃ vā brahmaloke mahīyate
And by hearing even a single chapter one is freed from all sins; or (by hearing) even one subsidiary tale, one is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 1.126
इदं पुराणं परमं कौर्मं कूर्मस्वरूपिणा । उक्तं देवाधिदेवेन श्रद्धातव्यं द्विजातिभिः
idaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ kaurmaṃ kūrmasvarūpiṇā / uktaṃ devādhidevena śraddhātavyaṃ dvijātibhiḥ
This supreme Kūrma Purāṇa, spoken by the God of gods in the form of a tortoise, is to be held in faith by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition