Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 4
KuP 2 4.1
ईश्वर उवाच वक्ष्ये समाहिता यूयं शृणुध्वं ब्रह्मवादिनः । माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य येनेदं संप्रवर्तते
īśvara uvāca vakṣye samāhitā yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ brahmavādinaḥ / māhātmyaṃ devadevasya yenedaṃ saṃpravartate
The Lord said: I shall declare (it); you, concentrated, listen, you speakers of brahman — the greatness of the God of gods, by which this (world) proceeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 4.2
नाहं तपोभिर्विविधैर्न दानेन न चेज्यया । शक्यो हि पुरुषैर्ज्ञातुमृते भक्तिमनुत्तमाम्
nāhaṃ tapobhirvividhairna dānena na cejyayā / śakyo hi puruṣairjñātumṛte bhaktimanuttamām
For I cannot be known by men by manifold austerities, nor by giving, nor by sacrifice, apart from unsurpassed devotion.
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KuP 2 4.3
अहं हि सर्वभावानामन्तस्तिष्ठामि सर्वगः । मां सर्वसाक्षिणं लोको न जानाति मुनीश्वराः
ahaṃ hi sarvabhāvānāmantastiṣṭhāmi sarvagaḥ / māṃ sarvasākṣiṇaṃ loko na jānāti munīśvarāḥ
For I, going everywhere, stand within all beings; yet the world does not know me, the witness of all, O lords among sages.
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KuP 2 4.4
यस्यान्तरा सर्वमिदं यो हि सर्वान्तरः परः । सो ऽहन्धाता विधाता च कालो ऽग्निर्विश्वतोमुखः
yasyāntarā sarvamidaṃ yo hi sarvāntaraḥ paraḥ / so 'handhātā vidhātā ca kālo 'gnirviśvatomukhaḥ
He within whom is all this, who is the supreme one innermost in all — that am I, the establisher and the ordainer, Time, Fire whose faces are turned in every direction.
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KuP 2 4.5
न मां पश्यन्ति मुनयः सर्वे ऽपि त्रिदिवौकसः । ब्रह्मा च मनवः शक्रो ये चान्ये प्रथितौजसः
na māṃ paśyanti munayaḥ sarve 'pi tridivaukasaḥ / brahmā ca manavaḥ śakro ye cānye prathitaujasaḥ
The sages do not see me, nor even all the dwellers in the third heaven, nor Brahmā, the Manus, Śakra, and the others of renowned might.
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KuP 2 4.6
गृणन्ति सततं वेदा मामेकं परमेश्वरम् । यजन्ति विविधैरग्निं ब्राह्मणा वैदिकैर्मखैः
gṛṇanti satataṃ vedā māmekaṃ parameśvaram / yajanti vividhairagniṃ brāhmaṇā vaidikairmakhaiḥ
The Vedas constantly praise me alone as the supreme Lord; brahmins worship the fire with manifold Vedic sacrifices.
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KuP 2 4.7
सर्वे लोका नमस्यन्ति ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । ध्यायन्ति योगिनो देवं भूताधिपतिमीश्वरम्
sarve lokā namasyanti brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / dhyāyanti yogino devaṃ bhūtādhipatimīśvaram
All the worlds do homage, (and) Brahmā the grandfather of the world; the yogins meditate on the God, the Lord, the overlord of beings.
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KuP 2 4.8
अहं हि सर्वहविषां भोक्ता चैव फलप्रदः । सर्वदेवतनुर्भूत्वा सर्वात्मा सर्वसंस्थितः
ahaṃ hi sarvahaviṣāṃ bhoktā caiva phalapradaḥ / sarvadevatanurbhūtvā sarvātmā sarvasaṃsthitaḥ
For I am the eater of all oblations and also the giver of their fruit, having become the body of all the gods, the self of all, established in all.
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KuP 2 4.9
मां पश्यन्तीह विद्वांशो धार्मिका वेदवादिनः । तेषां सन्निहितो नित्यं ये भक्त्या मामुपासते
māṃ paśyantīha vidvāṃśo dhārmikā vedavādinaḥ / teṣāṃ sannihito nityaṃ ye bhaktyā māmupāsate
Here the learned see me, the righteous who speak of the Veda; I am always near to those who worship me with devotion.
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KuP 2 4.10
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या धार्मिका मामुपासते । तेषां ददामि तत् स्थानमानन्दं परमं पदम्
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā dhārmikā māmupāsate / teṣāṃ dadāmi tat sthānamānandaṃ paramaṃ padam
Brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, righteous, worship me; to them I give that abode, bliss, the supreme station.
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KuP 2 4.11
अन्ये ऽपि ये विकर्मस्थाः शूद्राद्या नीचजातयः । भक्तिमन्तः प्रमुच्यन्ते कालेन मयि संगताः
anye 'pi ye vikarmasthāḥ śūdrādyā nīcajātayaḥ / bhaktimantaḥ pramucyante kālena mayi saṃgatāḥ
Others too, who abide in forbidden works, śūdras and the rest, of low birth — if they possess devotion they are released in time, being united with me.
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KuP 2 4.12
न मद्भक्ता विनश्यन्ति मद्भक्ता वीतकल्मषाः । आदावेतत् प्रतिज्ञातं न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति
na madbhaktā vinaśyanti madbhaktā vītakalmaṣāḥ / ādāvetat pratijñātaṃ na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati
My devotees do not perish; my devotees are freed of stain. This was promised at the beginning: my devotee does not perish.
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KuP 2 4.13
यो वै निन्दति तं मूढो देवदेवं स निन्दति । यो हि तं पूजयेद् भक्त्या स पूजयति मां सदा
yo vai nindati taṃ mūḍho devadevaṃ sa nindati / yo hi taṃ pūjayed bhaktyā sa pūjayati māṃ sadā
Whatever fool reviles him, he reviles the God of gods; and whoever should worship him with devotion, he always worships me.
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KuP 2 4.14
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं मदाराधनकारणात् । यो मे ददाति नियतः स मे भक्तः प्रियो मतः
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ madārādhanakāraṇāt / yo me dadāti niyataḥ sa me bhaktaḥ priyo mataḥ
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, water — whoever, self-restrained, gives (it) to me for the sake of worshipping me, he is held to be my dear devotee.
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KuP 2 4.15
अहं हि जगतामादौ ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । विधाय दत्तवान् वेदानशेषानात्मनिः सृतान्
ahaṃ hi jagatāmādau brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / vidhāya dattavān vedānaśeṣānātmaniḥ sṛtān
For I, at the beginning of the worlds, having fashioned Brahmā who dwells in the highest place, gave (him) the Vedas, all of them, issued forth from myself.
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KuP 2 4.16
अहमेव हि सर्वेषां योगिनां गुरुरव्ययः । धार्मिकाणां च गोप्ताहं निहन्ता वेदविद्विषाम्
ahameva hi sarveṣāṃ yogināṃ gururavyayaḥ / dhārmikāṇāṃ ca goptāhaṃ nihantā vedavidviṣām
I alone am the imperishable teacher of all yogins; and I am the protector of the righteous, the destroyer of those who hate the Veda.
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KuP 2 4.17
अहं वै सर्वसंसारान्मोचको योगिनामिह । संसारहेतुरेवाहं सर्वसंसारवर्जितः
ahaṃ vai sarvasaṃsārānmocako yogināmiha / saṃsāraheturevāhaṃ sarvasaṃsāravarjitaḥ
I indeed am the one who releases the yogins here from all transmigration; I myself am the cause of transmigration, (though) I am free of all transmigration.
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KuP 2 4.18
अहमेव हि संहर्ता स्त्रष्टाहं परिपालकः । मायावी मामीका शक्तिर्माया लोकविमोहिनी
ahameva hi saṃhartā straṣṭāhaṃ paripālakaḥ / māyāvī māmīkā śaktirmāyā lokavimohinī
I alone am the destroyer; I am the creator and the preserver. I am the possessor of māyā, and māyā, which deludes the world, is my own power.
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KuP 2 4.19
ममैव च परा शक्तिर्या सा विद्येति गीयते । नाशयामि तया मायां योगिनां हृदि संस्थितः
mamaiva ca parā śaktiryā sā vidyeti gīyate / nāśayāmi tayā māyāṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ
And mine alone is that supreme power which is sung of as knowledge; by it I destroy māyā, abiding in the heart of the yogins.
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KuP 2 4.20
अहं हि सर्वशक्तीनां प्रवर्तकनिवर्तकः । आधारभूतः सर्वासां निधानममृतस्य च
ahaṃ hi sarvaśaktīnāṃ pravartakanivartakaḥ / ādhārabhūtaḥ sarvāsāṃ nidhānamamṛtasya ca
For I am the one who sets in motion and withdraws all powers, the one who has become the support of them all, and the repository of immortality.
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KuP 2 4.21
एका सर्वान्तरा शक्तिः करोति विविधं जगत् । आस्थाय ब्रह्माणो रूपं मन्मयी मदधिष्ठिता
ekā sarvāntarā śaktiḥ karoti vividhaṃ jagat / āsthāya brahmāṇo rūpaṃ manmayī madadhiṣṭhitā
One power, inmost in all, makes the manifold world, taking on the form of Brahmā, made of me and presided over by me.
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KuP 2 4.22
अन्या च शक्तिर्विपुला संस्थापयति मे जगत् । भूत्वा नारायणो ऽनन्तो जगन्नाथो जगन्मयः
anyā ca śaktirvipulā saṃsthāpayati me jagat / bhūtvā nārāyaṇo 'nanto jagannātho jaganmayaḥ
And another, vast power of mine maintains the world, having become Nārāyaṇa the endless, the lord of the world, consisting of the world.
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KuP 2 4.23
तृतीया महती शक्तिर्निहन्ति सकलं जगत् । तामसी मे समाख्याता कालाख्या रुद्ररूपिणी
tṛtīyā mahatī śaktirnihanti sakalaṃ jagat / tāmasī me samākhyātā kālākhyā rudrarūpiṇī
The third, great power destroys the whole world; it is declared to be my dark (tāmasa) power, called Time, having the form of Rudra.
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KuP 2 4.24
ध्यानेन मां प्रपश्यन्ति केचिज्ज्ञानेन चापरे । अपरे भक्तियोगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे
dhyānena māṃ prapaśyanti kecijjñānena cāpare / apare bhaktiyogena karmayogena cāpare
Some perceive me by meditation, and others by knowledge; others by the yoga of devotion, and others by the yoga of action.
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KuP 2 4.25
सर्वेषामेव भक्तानामिष्टः प्रियतरो मम । यो हि ज्ञानेन मां नित्यमाराधयति नान्यथा
sarveṣāmeva bhaktānāmiṣṭaḥ priyataro mama / yo hi jñānena māṃ nityamārādhayati nānyathā
Of all devotees, he is desired and dearer to me who constantly worships me by knowledge and not otherwise.
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KuP 2 4.26
अन्ये च ये त्रयो भक्ता मदाराधनकाङ्क्षिणः । ते ऽपि मां प्राप्नुवन्त्येव नावर्तन्ते च वै पुनः
anye ca ye trayo bhaktā madārādhanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ / te 'pi māṃ prāpnuvantyeva nāvartante ca vai punaḥ
And the other three kinds of devotees who desire to worship me — they too surely reach me, and do not return again.
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KuP 2 4.27
मया ततमिदं कृत्सनं प्रधानपुरुषात्मकम् । मय्येव संस्थितं विश्वं मया संप्रेर्यते जगत्
mayā tatamidaṃ kṛtsanaṃ pradhānapuruṣātmakam / mayyeva saṃsthitaṃ viśvaṃ mayā saṃpreryate jagat
By me this whole (universe), consisting of primal matter and spirit, is pervaded; in me alone the universe abides, by me the world is impelled.
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KuP 2 4.28
नाहं प्रेरयिता विप्राः परमं योगमाश्रितः । प्रेरयामि जगत्कृत्स्नमेतद्यो वेद सो ऽमृतः
nāhaṃ prerayitā viprāḥ paramaṃ yogamāśritaḥ / prerayāmi jagatkṛtsnametadyo veda so 'mṛtaḥ
I am not the impeller, O brahmins — resorting to the supreme yoga, I impel this whole world; he who knows this becomes immortal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 4.29
पश्याम्यशेषमेवेदं वर्तमानं स्वभावतः । करोति कालो भगवान् महायोगेश्वरः स्वयम्
paśyāmyaśeṣamevedaṃ vartamānaṃ svabhāvataḥ / karoti kālo bhagavān mahāyogeśvaraḥ svayam
I merely watch all this proceeding of its own nature; it is Time, the Lord, the great master of yoga, who himself acts.
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KuP 2 4.30
योगः संप्रोच्यते योगी माया शास्त्रेषु सूरिभिः । योगेश्वरो ऽसौ भगवान् महादेवो महान् प्रभुः
yogaḥ saṃprocyate yogī māyā śāstreṣu sūribhiḥ / yogeśvaro 'sau bhagavān mahādevo mahān prabhuḥ
By the learned in the scriptures māyā is called yoga, and (I am) the yogin; that Lord of yoga is the Blessed One, Mahādeva, the great ruler.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 4.31
महत्त्वं सर्वतत्त्वानां परत्वात् परमेष्ठिनः । प्रोच्यते भगवान् ब्रह्मा महान् ब्रह्ममयो ऽमलः
mahattvaṃ sarvatattvānāṃ paratvāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / procyate bhagavān brahmā mahān brahmamayo 'malaḥ
Because of the supremacy of the Highest One, (there is) greatness over all the principles; the blessed Brahmā is called 'great', consisting of brahman, stainless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 4.32
यो मामेवं विजानाति महायोगेश्वरेश्वरम् । सो ऽविकल्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः
yo māmevaṃ vijānāti mahāyogeśvareśvaram / so 'vikalpena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who knows me thus as the Lord of the great lords of yoga is joined with yoga that is free of differentiation; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 4.33
सो ऽहं प्रेरयिता देवः परमानन्दमाश्रितः । नृत्यामि योगी सततं यस्तद् वेद स वेदवित्
so 'haṃ prerayitā devaḥ paramānandamāśritaḥ / nṛtyāmi yogī satataṃ yastad veda sa vedavit
I, that god, am the impeller, resting in the highest bliss; as a yogin I dance continually — he who knows that is the knower of the Veda.
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KuP 2 4.34
इति गुह्यतमं ज्ञानं सर्ववेदेषु निष्ठितम् । प्रसन्नचेतसे देयं धार्मिकायाहिताग्नये
iti guhyatamaṃ jñānaṃ sarvavedeṣu niṣṭhitam / prasannacetase deyaṃ dhārmikāyāhitāgnaye
Thus this most secret knowledge, established in all the Vedas, is to be given to one of serene mind, righteous, who has kindled the sacred fires.
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