Shloka 14

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

उमापतिं विरूपाक्षं योगानन्दमयं परम् / ज्ञानवैराग्यनिलयं ज्ञानयोगं सनातनम्

Transliteration

umāpatiṃ virūpākṣaṃ yogānandamayaṃ param / jñānavairāgyanilayaṃ jñānayogaṃ sanātanam

Translation

আমি উমাপতি বিরূপাক্ষের আরাধনা করি—যিনি পরম, যোগানন্দময়; জ্ঞান ও বৈরাগ্যের আশ্রয়; এবং সনাতন জ্ঞানযোগস্বরূপ।

Word by Word

• umā-patim: lord of Umā
• umā-patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (umayāḥ patiḥ = ‘husband of Umā’)

• virūpa-akṣam: odd/varied-eyed
• virūpa-akṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virūpa + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारयः (‘unusual/varied’ + ‘eyed’)

• yoga-ānanda-mayam: made of yogic bliss
• yoga-ānanda-mayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga + ānanda + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (yogānandasya mayam = ‘consisting of yogic bliss’)

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies preceding neuter epithet

• jñāna-vairāgya-nilayam: abode of knowledge and detachment
• jñāna-vairāgya-nilayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna + vairāgya + nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (jñāna-vairāgyasya nilayaḥ = ‘abode of knowledge and dispassion’)

• jñāna-yogam: the yoga of knowledge
• jñāna-yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (‘yoga of knowledge’)

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies the deity understood

Speaker

A sage/narrator offering stuti (hymn) to Śiva within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Virūpākṣa (Śiva)
• Yoga
• Jñāna
• Vairāgya

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FAQs

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

By describing the Lord as “supreme” and as the very locus of jñāna and vairāgya, the verse points to the highest reality as pure consciousness realized through liberating knowledge and detachment—experienced as yogic bliss.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds jñāna-yoga supported by vairāgya: contemplative inquiry, inner renunciation, and absorption in yogic bliss—key emphases aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning spiritual discipline.

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

Even while praising Śiva (Umāpati, Virūpākṣa) as supreme and as jñāna-yoga itself, the Kurma Purana’s broader frame treats such supremacy as compatible with a non-sectarian, integrative theology—where the highest Lord is approached through either Śiva or Viṣṇu without contradiction.