Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

संस्थाप्य शाङ्करैर्मन्त्रैरृग्यजुः सामसंभवैः / तपः परं समास्थाय गृणन्तः शतरुद्रियम्

Transliteration

saṃsthāpya śāṅkarairmantrairṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃbhavaiḥ / tapaḥ paraṃ samāsthāya gṛṇantaḥ śatarudriyam

Translation

Nachdem sie das Ritual ordnungsgemäß mit śivaischen Mantras, entsprossen aus Ṛg-, Yajus- und Sāma-Veda, eingesetzt hatten, nahmen sie die höchste Askese auf sich und rezitierten die Śatarudrīya-Hymne zum Lob Rudras.

Word by Word

• saṃsthāpya: having स्थापित/installed
• saṃsthāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having established/installed’

• śāṅkaraiḥ: with Śaṅkara-related (Śaiva)
• śāṅkaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying mantraiḥ)

• mantraiḥ: with mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ṛk-yajuḥ-sāma-saṃbhavaiḥ: arising from Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman (Vedic)
• ṛk-yajuḥ-sāma-saṃbhavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛk (प्रातिपदिक) + yajuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + sāma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (originating from Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman—i.e., Vedic)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying tapaḥ)

• samāsthāya: having undertaken
• samāsthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having undertaken/entered upon’

• gṛṇantaḥ: praising/reciting
• gṛṇantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śata-rudriyam: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• śata-rudriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + rudriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (the Śatarudriya hymn)

Speaker

Vyasa (narrative voice describing the sages’ Śaiva rite within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara/Rudra)
• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Śatarudrīya

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FAQs

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

By presenting Rudra-praise (Śatarudrīya) supported by Vedic mantras and tapas, the verse points to realization through disciplined practice: the Supreme is approached as Īśvara (Rudra) whose presence is affirmed by Vedic revelation and inward austerity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights mantra-anushthāna grounded in the Vedas, combined with paramatapas (intense austerity). This aligns with Pāśupata-oriented discipline: sustained vow-like tapas plus repetitive Rudra-stuti as a means to concentrate the mind and invoke divine grace.

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

Within the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, Vedic mantras and Śatarudrīya worship of Rudra are treated as fully authoritative, complementing Vaiṣṇava devotion rather than opposing it—supporting the Purana’s non-sectarian vision of one supreme reality honored through Shiva and Vishnu.