Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

यं समासाद्य देवानैमैश्वर्यमखिलं जगत् / तमासाद्याक्षयनिधिं हा भवद्भिरुपेक्षितम्

Transliteration

yaṃ samāsādya devānaimaiśvaryamakhilaṃ jagat / tamāsādyākṣayanidhiṃ hā bhavadbhirupekṣitam

Translation

Nachdem sie Ihn erreicht hatten, erlangten die Götter die Herrschaft über das ganze All; doch da ihr zu eben Ihm gelangt seid — dem unvergänglichen Schatz — ach!, habt ihr Ihn missachtet.

Word by Word

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

• समासाद्य: having attained
• समासाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive 6), बहुवचन

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma/Phala (कर्म/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying जगत्)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma/Ādhāra (कर्म/आधार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• अक्षय-निधिम्: imperishable treasure
• अक्षय-निधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'अक्षयः निधिः'; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

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

• उपेक्षितम्: neglected
• उपेक्षितम्: Karma-bhāva (कर्मणि/भावे)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

A narrator/teacher-voice within the Purana admonishing the audience (devotees/seekers), consistent with Kurma Purana’s theistic-yogic instruction style

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Supreme Lord (Ishvara/Narayana)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as an “akṣaya-nidhi”—an inexhaustible, imperishable reality—implying that true refuge is not in transient powers but in the eternal Ishvara who is the stable ground of all attainments.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse stresses “samāsādya/āsādya” (attaining/approaching), pointing to upāsanā and yogic turning toward Ishvara—steady recollection, surrender, and disciplined practice that culminates in taking the Lord as the sole refuge rather than pursuing worldly aiśvarya.

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

By emphasizing one Supreme refuge who grants cosmic sovereignty, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the highest Ishvara—praised in Shaiva-Vaishnava terms across the text—is one, and neglecting that One is the real spiritual loss.