Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

काङ्क्षन्ते योगिनो नित्यं यतन्तो यतयो निधिम् / यमेव तं समासाद्य हा भवद्भिरुपेक्षितम्

Transliteration

kāṅkṣante yogino nityaṃ yatanto yatayo nidhim / yameva taṃ samāsādya hā bhavadbhirupekṣitam

Translation

যি নিধিৰ বাবে সদা সাধনাত ৰত যতি-যোগীসকলে নিৰন্তৰ আকাঙ্ক্ষা কৰে, সেই একেই নিধি সঁচাকৈ লাভ কৰিও—হায়—তোমালোকে অৱহেলা কৰিছা।

Word by Word

• काङ्क्षन्ते: they desire/long for
• काङ्क्षन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative 1), बहुवचन (plural)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• यतन्तः: striving
• यतन्तः: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying योगिनः)

• यतयः: ascetics
• यतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative 1), बहुवचन (plural)

• निधिम्: treasure
• निधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन (singular)

• यम्: whom/which
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• समासाद्य: having approached/attained
• समासाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• हा: alas!
• हा: Sambodhana-bhāva (उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/शोक-उद्गार (interjection)

• भवद्भिः: by you (hon.)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (honorific), तृतीया (Instrumental 3), बहुवचन

• उपेक्षितम्: neglected/overlooked
• उपेक्षितम्: Karma-bhāva (कर्मणि/भावे)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (as predicate: 'is neglected')

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the interlocutors in a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis (Ishvara-Gita-style teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Yogins
• Yatis
• Nidhi (Supreme Treasure/Ishvara)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the highest “Treasure” (nidhi) that yogins seek—an immediately attainable reality that can still be overlooked even when reached, implying nearness and direct knowability rather than a distant object.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sustained striving (yatna) and disciplined ascetic pursuit (yati, yogin) aimed at attaining Ishvara; it also warns that realization must be followed by attentive reverence and steadiness, not neglect after attainment.

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

By using “Ishvara” as the supreme, sought-after Treasure within an Ishvara-Gita-style discourse attributed to Lord Kurma, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the supreme Lord is approached through both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava devotion without sectarian contradiction.