Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तेषां प्रसादार्थं प्रपन्नार्तिहरो हरः / चका भगवान् बुद्धिं प्रबोधाय वृषध्वजः

Transliteration

tatasteṣāṃ prasādārthaṃ prapannārtiharo haraḥ / cakā bhagavān buddhiṃ prabodhāya vṛṣadhvajaḥ

Translation

Dann, um ihnen Seine Gnade zu schenken, regte Hara—der die Not der Zuflucht Suchenden vertreibt—ihr Verständnis an; der selige Herr, der das Stierbanner (Vṛṣadhvaja) trägt, weckte in ihnen die unterscheidende Einsicht.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रसादार्थम्: for (granting) grace
• प्रसादार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (purpose): ‘प्रसादस्य अर्थम्’ → ‘for (their) favor/grace’

• प्रपन्नार्तिहरः: remover of the distress of the surrendered
• प्रपन्नार्तिहरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपन्न-आर्ति-हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रपन्नानाम् आर्तिं हरति)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बुद्धिम्: understanding/intellect
• बुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रबोधाय: for awakening/enlightenment
• प्रबोधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-बोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वृषध्वजः: the bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Śiva’s intervention/compassion)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Shiva
• Vṛṣadhvaja
• Bhagavān

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By portraying the Lord as the awakener of buddhi, the verse implies that true realization is enabled when divine grace turns the intellect toward discernment—leading the seeker from distress and confusion to insight into the Self beyond suffering.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes prapatti (surrender) as a catalytic discipline: when one takes refuge, the Lord removes affliction and awakens buddhi—an inner prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented practice such as steadiness, contemplation, and discriminative insight.

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

It reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the saving, enlightening function belongs to the one Lord addressed as Hara/Bhagavān—supporting a non-sectarian view where divine grace and liberation are central, beyond rigid Shiva–Vishnu division.