Shloka 164

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयान्नित्यं मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः / श्रावयेद् वा द्विजान् शान्तान् स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / śrāvayed vā dvijān śāntān sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

من يداوم على تلاوته أو سماعه يَتحرّر من جميع الآثام؛ ومن يُسمِعُه للـدْوِجَة الهادئين (المولودين مرتين) يبلغ الغاية العُليا.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• paṭhet: should read
• paṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (पठ्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityam: always, daily
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• sarva-pātakaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pātakaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान; from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि पातकानि)

• śrāvayet: should cause to hear / recite to
• śrāvayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) causative (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• dvijān: twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)
• dvijān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• śāntān: peaceful, calm
• śāntān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (कृदन्त; √śam शम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• gatim: state, destination
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) speaking as the teacher of dharma and yoga-phala (merit of śravaṇa/pāṭha).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Paramā gati

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to liberation (paramā gati) through purifying knowledge: steady recitation and listening remove pāpa, preparing the seeker for Self-realization taught in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-dharma framework.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) as core sādhana—disciplines that purify the mind (citta-śuddhi) and support contemplative yoga aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and practice.

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

By presenting liberation through sacred teaching and disciplined hearing/recitation, it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance: the same highest goal is approached through unified dharma-yoga instruction associated with both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva currents.