Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 51
KuP 1 51.1
सूत उवाच वेदव्यासावताराणि द्वापरे कथितानि तु । महादेवावताराणि कलौ शृणुत सुव्रताः
sūta uvāca vedavyāsāvatārāṇi dvāpare kathitāni tu / mahādevāvatārāṇi kalau śṛṇuta suvratāḥ
Sūta said: The incarnations of Vedavyāsa in the dvāpara ages have been told; now hear, you of good vows, of the incarnations of Mahādeva in the kali ages.
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KuP 1 51.2
आद्ये कलियुगे श्वेतो देवदेवो महाद्युतिः । नाम्ना हिताय विप्राणामभूद् वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे
ādye kaliyuge śveto devadevo mahādyutiḥ / nāmnā hitāya viprāṇāmabhūd vaivasvate 'ntare
In the first kali age, the god of gods of great splendour, Śveta by name, appeared for the benefit of the brāhmaṇas, in the Vaivasvata (manu) interval.
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KuP 1 51.3
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये छगले पर्वतोत्तमे । तस्य शिष्याः शिखायुक्ता वभूवुरमितप्रभाः
himavacchikhare ramye chagale parvatottame / tasya śiṣyāḥ śikhāyuktā vabhūvuramitaprabhāḥ
On the lovely peak of Himavat, on Chagala, best of mountains, (there) his disciples came to be, wearing topknots, of measureless splendour.
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KuP 1 51.4
श्वेतः श्वेतशिखश्चैव श्वेतास्यः श्वेतलोहितः । चत्वारस्ते महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः
śvetaḥ śvetaśikhaścaiva śvetāsyaḥ śvetalohitaḥ / catvāraste mahātmāno brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
Śveta, Śvetaśikha, Śvetāsya and Śvetalohita — these four were great-souled brahmins who had mastered the Vedas.
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KuP 1 51.5
सुभानो दमनश्चाथ सुहोत्रः कङ्कणस्तथा । लोकाक्षिरथ योगीन्द्रो जैगीषव्यस्तु सप्तमे
subhāno damanaścātha suhotraḥ kaṅkaṇastathā / lokākṣiratha yogīndro jaigīṣavyastu saptame
Then Subhāna, Damana, Suhotra, and likewise Kaṅkaṇa; then Lokākṣi, lord of yogins, but Jaigīṣavya in the seventh.
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KuP 1 51.6
अष्टमे दधिवाहः स्यान्नवमे वृषभः प्रभुः । भृगुस्तु दशमे प्रोक्तस्तस्मादुग्रः परः स्मृतः
aṣṭame dadhivāhaḥ syānnavame vṛṣabhaḥ prabhuḥ / bhṛgustu daśame proktastasmādugraḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
In the eighth would be Dadhivāha, in the ninth the lord Vṛṣabha; in the tenth Bhṛgu is declared, and after him Ugra is recorded.
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KuP 1 51.7
द्वादशे ऽत्रिः समाख्यातो बली चाथ त्रयोदशे । चतुर्दशे गौतमस्तु वेदशीर्षा ततः परम्
dvādaśe 'triḥ samākhyāto balī cātha trayodaśe / caturdaśe gautamastu vedaśīrṣā tataḥ param
In the twelfth Atri is named, and then Balī in the thirteenth; in the fourteenth Gautama, and after that Vedaśīrṣā.
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KuP 1 51.8
गोकर्णश्चाभवत् तस्माद् गुहावासः शिखण्ड्यथ । जटामाल्यट्टहासश्च दारुको लाङ्गली क्रमात्
gokarṇaścābhavat tasmād guhāvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍyatha / jaṭāmālyaṭṭahāsaśca dāruko lāṅgalī kramāt
After him came Gokarṇa, then Guhāvāsa, then Śikhaṇḍin, and Jaṭāmālin, Aṭṭahāsa, Dāruka, Lāṅgalin, in order.
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KuP 1 51.9
श्वेतस्तथा परः शूली डिण्डी मुण्डी च वै क्रमात् । सहिष्णुः सोमशर्मा च नकुलीशो ऽन्तिमे प्रभुः
śvetastathā paraḥ śūlī ḍiṇḍī muṇḍī ca vai kramāt / sahiṣṇuḥ somaśarmā ca nakulīśo 'ntime prabhuḥ
Then next Śveta, and Śūlin, Ḍiṇḍin and Muṇḍin in order, Sahiṣṇu and Somaśarmā, and at the last the lord Nakulīśa.
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KuP 1 51.10
वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे शंभोरवतारास्त्रिशूलिनः । अष्टाविंशतिराख्याता ह्यन्ते कलियुगे प्रभोः । तीर्थे कायावतारे स्याद् देवेशो नकुलीश्वरः
vaivasvate 'ntare śaṃbhoravatārāstriśūlinaḥ / aṣṭāviṃśatirākhyātā hyante kaliyuge prabhoḥ / tīrthe kāyāvatāre syād deveśo nakulīśvaraḥ
In the Vaivasvata (Manu's) interval the incarnations of Śambhu the trident-bearer are declared to be twenty-eight; and at the end, in the Kali age, the Lord, the ruler of gods Nakulīśvara, will be at the sacred place Kāyāvatāra.
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KuP 1 51.11
तत्र देवादिदेवस्य चत्वारः सुतपोधनाः । शिष्या बभूवुश्चान्येषां प्रत्येकं मुनिपुङ्गवाः
tatra devādidevasya catvāraḥ sutapodhanāḥ / śiṣyā babhūvuścānyeṣāṃ pratyekaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
There, of the God of gods (of that incarnation) there were four disciples rich in fine austerity; and of the others too there were, each one, bulls among sages.
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KuP 1 51.12
प्रसन्नमनसो दान्ता ऐश्वरीं भक्तिमाश्रिताः । क्रमेण तान् प्रवक्ष्यामि योगिनो योगवित्तमान्
prasannamanaso dāntā aiśvarīṃ bhaktimāśritāḥ / krameṇa tān pravakṣyāmi yogino yogavittamān
(They were) of serene mind, self-controlled, resorting to devotion to the Lord; I shall declare them in order, yogins, best of the knowers of yoga.
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KuP 1 51.13
श्वेतः श्वेतशिखश्चैव श्वेतास्यः श्वेतलोहितः । दुन्दुभिः शतरूपश्च ऋचीकः केतुमांस्तथा । विकेशश्च विशोकश्च विशापश्शापनाशनः
śvetaḥ śvetaśikhaścaiva śvetāsyaḥ śvetalohitaḥ / dundubhiḥ śatarūpaśca ṛcīkaḥ ketumāṃstathā / vikeśaśca viśokaśca viśāpaśśāpanāśanaḥ
Śveta, Śvetaśikha, Śvetāsya and Śvetalohita; Dundubhi and Śatarūpa, Ṛcīka and likewise Ketumān; and Vikeśa and Viśoka, Viśāpa, Śāpanāśana.
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KuP 1 51.14
सुमुखो दुर्मुखश्चैव दुर्दमो दुरतिक्रमः । सनः सनातनश्चैव मुकारश्च सनन्दनः
sumukho durmukhaścaiva durdamo duratikramaḥ / sanaḥ sanātanaścaiva mukāraśca sanandanaḥ
Sumukha and Durmukha, Durdama, Duratikrama; Sana and Sanātana, and Mukāra and Sanandana.
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KuP 1 51.15
दालभ्यश्च महायोगी धर्मात्मनो महौजसः । सुधामा विरजाश्चैव शङ्खपात्रज एव च
dālabhyaśca mahāyogī dharmātmano mahaujasaḥ / sudhāmā virajāścaiva śaṅkhapātraja eva ca
And Dālabhya the great yogin — (they were) righteous-souled and of great vigour — and Sudhāman and Virajas, and Śaṅkhapātraja.
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KuP 1 51.16
सारस्वतस्तथा मेघो घनवाहः सुवाहनः । कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव वोढुः पञ्चशिखो मुनिः
sārasvatastathā megho ghanavāhaḥ suvāhanaḥ / kapilaścāsuriścaiva voḍhuḥ pañcaśikho muniḥ
And Sārasvata, and Megha, Ghanavāha, Suvāhana; and Kapila and Āsuri, Voḍhu, and the sage Pañcaśikha.
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KuP 1 51.17
पराशरश्च गर्गश्च भार्गवश्चाङ्गिरास्तथा । बलबन्धुर्निरामित्रः केतुशृङ्गस्तपोधनः
parāśaraśca gargaśca bhārgavaścāṅgirāstathā / balabandhurnirāmitraḥ ketuśṛṅgastapodhanaḥ
And Parāśara and Garga, and Bhārgava and Aṅgiras; Balabandhu, Nirāmitra, Ketuśṛṅga rich in austerity.
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KuP 1 51.18
लम्बोदरश्च लम्बश्च लाम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशकः । सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश्च साध्यः सत्यस्तथैव च
lambodaraśca lambaśca lāmbākṣo lambakeśakaḥ / sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiśca sādhyaḥ satyastathaiva ca
And Lambodara and Lamba, Lāmbākṣa, Lambakeśaka; Sarvajña and Samabuddhi, Sādhya and likewise Satya.
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KuP 1 51.19
शुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वसिष्ठो विरजास्तथा । अत्रिरुग्रस्तथा चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः
śudhāmā kāśyapaścaiva vasiṣṭho virajāstathā / atrirugrastathā caiva śravaṇo 'tha śraviṣṭhakaḥ
And Sudhāman and Kāśyapa, Vasiṣṭha and likewise Virajas; Atri and Ugra too, then Śravaṇa and Śraviṣṭhaka.
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KuP 1 51.20
कुणिश्च कुणिबाहुश्च कुशरीरः कुनेत्रकः । कश्यपोह्युशना चैव च्यवनो ऽथ बृहस्पतिः
kuṇiśca kuṇibāhuśca kuśarīraḥ kunetrakaḥ / kaśyapohyuśanā caiva cyavano 'tha bṛhaspatiḥ
And Kuṇi and Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra, Kunetraka; Kaśyapa and Uśanas, and Cyavana, then Bṛhaspati.
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KuP 1 51.21
उतथ्यो वामदेवश्च महाकायो महानिलः । वाचश्रवाः सुपीकश्च श्यावाश्वः सपथीश्वरः
utathyo vāmadevaśca mahākāyo mahānilaḥ / vācaśravāḥ supīkaśca śyāvāśvaḥ sapathīśvaraḥ
Utathya and Vāmadeva, Mahākāya, Mahānila; Vācaśravas and Supīka, Śyāvāśva, Sapathīśvara.
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KuP 1 51.22
हरिण्यनाभः कौशल्यो लोकाक्षिः कुथुमिस्तथा । सुमन्तुर्वर्चरी विद्वान् कबन्धः कुशिकन्धरः
hariṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyo lokākṣiḥ kuthumistathā / sumanturvarcarī vidvān kabandhaḥ kuśikandharaḥ
Hariṇyanābha, Kauśalya, Lokākṣi and likewise Kuthumi; Sumantu, the learned Varcarin, Kabandha, Kuśikandhara.
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KuP 1 51.23
प्लक्षो दार्भायणिश्चैव केतुमान् गौतमस्तथा । भल्लापी मधुपिङ्गश्च श्वेतकेतुस्तपोनिधिः
plakṣo dārbhāyaṇiścaiva ketumān gautamastathā / bhallāpī madhupiṅgaśca śvetaketustaponidhiḥ
Plakṣa, and Dārbhāyaṇi, Ketumān, and Gautama, Bhallāpī and Madhupiṅga, and Śvetaketu the treasury of austerity.
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KuP 1 51.24
उशिजो बृहदुक्थश्च देवलः कपिरेव च । शालिहोत्रो ऽग्निवेश्यश्च युवनाश्वः शरद्वसुः
uśijo bṛhadukthaśca devalaḥ kapireva ca / śālihotro 'gniveśyaśca yuvanāśvaḥ śaradvasuḥ
Uśija and Bṛhaduktha, Devala, and Kapi too, Śālihotra and Agniveśya, Yuvanāśva, Śaradvasu.
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KuP 1 51.25
छगलः कुण्डकर्णश्च कुम्भश्चैव प्रवाहकः । उलूको विद्युतश्चैव शाद्वलो ह्याश्वलायनः
chagalaḥ kuṇḍakarṇaśca kumbhaścaiva pravāhakaḥ / ulūko vidyutaścaiva śādvalo hyāśvalāyanaḥ
Chagala and Kuṇḍakarṇa, and Kumbha, Pravāhaka, Ulūka and Vidyuta, Śādvala, and Āśvalāyana.
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KuP 1 51.26
अक्षपादः कुमारश्च उलूको वत्स एव च । कुशिकश्चैव गर्गश्च मित्रको ऋष्य एव च
akṣapādaḥ kumāraśca ulūko vatsa eva ca / kuśikaścaiva gargaśca mitrako ṛṣya eva ca
Akṣapāda and Kumāra, Ulūka and Vatsa too, and Kuśika and Garga, Mitraka, and Ṛṣya.
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KuP 1 51.27
शिष्या एते महात्मानः सर्वोवर्तेषु योगिनाम् । विमला ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठा ज्ञानयोगपरायणाः
śiṣyā ete mahātmānaḥ sarvovarteṣu yoginām / vimalā brahmabhūyiṣṭhā jñānayogaparāyaṇāḥ
These great-souled ones are the disciples of the yogins in all the (successive) rounds — stainless, most fully partaking of brahman, devoted to knowledge and yoga.
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KuP 1 51.28
कुर्वन्ति चावताराणि ब्राह्मणानां हिताय हि । योगेश्वराणामादेशाद् वेदसंस्थापनाय वै
kurvanti cāvatārāṇi brāhmaṇānāṃ hitāya hi / yogeśvarāṇāmādeśād vedasaṃsthāpanāya vai
And they make descents (into the world) for the welfare of the brāhmaṇas, by the command of the lords of yoga, indeed for the establishing of the Vedas.
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KuP 1 51.29
ये ब्राह्मणाः संस्मरन्ति नमस्यन्ति च सर्वदा । तर्पयन्त्यर्चयन्त्येतान् ब्रह्मविद्यामवाप्नुयुः
ye brāhmaṇāḥ saṃsmaranti namasyanti ca sarvadā / tarpayantyarcayantyetān brahmavidyāmavāpnuyuḥ
Those brāhmaṇas who constantly remember and bow to them, who gratify and worship them, would attain the knowledge of brahman.
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KuP 1 51.30
इदं वैवस्वतं प्रोक्तमन्तरं विस्तरेण तु । भविष्यति च सावर्णो दक्षसावर्ण एव च
idaṃ vaivasvataṃ proktamantaraṃ vistareṇa tu / bhaviṣyati ca sāvarṇo dakṣasāvarṇa eva ca
This Vaivasvata interval (manvantara) has been told at length; and there will be Sāvarṇa, and Dakṣasāvarṇa as well.
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KuP 1 51.31
दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णो धर्मसावर्ण एव च । द्वादशो रुद्रसावर्णो रोचमानस्त्रयोदशः । भौत्यश्चतुर्दशः प्रोक्तो भविष्या मनवः क्रमात्
daśamo brahmasāvarṇo dharmasāvarṇa eva ca / dvādaśo rudrasāvarṇo rocamānastrayodaśaḥ / bhautyaścaturdaśaḥ prokto bhaviṣyā manavaḥ kramāt
The tenth is Brahmasāvarṇa, and Dharmasāvarṇa; the twelfth is Rudrasāvarṇa, the thirteenth Rocamāna; the fourteenth is declared to be Bhautya — these are the future Manus in order.
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KuP 1 51.32
अयं वः कथितो ह्यंशः पूर्वो नारायणेरितः । भूतभव्यैर्वर्तमानैराख्यानैरुपबृंहितः
ayaṃ vaḥ kathito hyaṃśaḥ pūrvo nārāyaṇeritaḥ / bhūtabhavyairvartamānairākhyānairupabṛṃhitaḥ
This first section, uttered by Nārāyaṇa, has been recounted to you, expanded with narratives of things past, future, and present.
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KuP 1 51.33
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद् वापि श्रावयेद् वा द्विजोत्तमान् । स सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyād vāpi śrāvayed vā dvijottamān / sa sarvapāpanirmukto brahmaṇā saha modate
He who recites it, or hears it, or has the best of the twice-born hear it, is freed from all sins and rejoices together with Brahmā.
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KuP 1 51.34
पठेद् देवालये स्नात्वा नदीतीरेषु चैव हि । नारायणं नमस्कृत्य भावेन पुरुषोत्तमम्
paṭhed devālaye snātvā nadītīreṣu caiva hi / nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya bhāvena puruṣottamam
One should recite (it) in a temple, having bathed, and on the banks of rivers, after bowing with (true) feeling to Nārāyaṇa, the highest Person.
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KuP 1 51.35
नमो देवादिदेवाय देवानां परमात्मने । पुरुषाय पुराणाय विष्णवे कूर्मरूपिणे
namo devādidevāya devānāṃ paramātmane / puruṣāya purāṇāya viṣṇave kūrmarūpiṇe
Homage to the God who is first among gods, to the supreme Self of the gods, to the Person, the ancient one, to Viṣṇu in the form of a tortoise.
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