Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

परात् परतरं यान्ति नारायणपरायणाः / न ते तत्र गमिष्यन्ति ये द्विषन्ति महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

parāt parataraṃ yānti nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ / na te tatra gamiṣyanti ye dviṣanti maheśvaram

Translation

Wer Nārāyaṇa zum einzigen Zufluchtsort macht, gelangt zum Zustand jenseits des Jenseits, zur höchsten Transzendenz. Doch wer Maheśvara (Śiva) hasst, wird dorthin nicht gelangen.

Word by Word

• परात्: from the beyond / from the higher
• परात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तुलनार्थे (comparative sense)

• परतरम्: the more supreme (state/goal)
• परतरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अतिशय-तुलनात्मक (more supreme)

• यान्ति: go / attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारायण-परायणाः: those devoted to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण-परायणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारायणस्य परायणाः = devoted to Nārāyaṇa)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (they)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go / will reach
• गमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun: who)

• द्विषन्ति: hate
• द्विषन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, conveying the Kurma Purāṇa’s Śiva–Viṣṇu concord teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Maheshvara
• Shiva

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FAQs

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

It points to a supreme, utterly transcendent goal (“beyond the beyond”) reached through single-pointed refuge in Nārāyaṇa, while implying that true realization is incompatible with hatred toward the divine (Maheśvara).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga as parāyaṇatā—exclusive, steady orientation of mind and life toward Nārāyaṇa—paired with inner purification through abandoning dveṣa (hatred), a prerequisite for higher yogic attainment.

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

It teaches a synthetic, non-sectarian stance: devotion to Nārāyaṇa leads to the highest state, but contempt for Śiva blocks that attainment—implying reverence for both as aligned expressions of īśvara-tattva.