Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

उपास्यमानममलैर्योगिभिर्ब्रह्मवित्तमैः / चतुर्वेदैर्मूर्तिमद्भिः सावित्र्या सहितं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

upāsyamānamamalairyogibhirbrahmavittamaiḥ / caturvedairmūrtimadbhiḥ sāvitryā sahitaṃ prabhum

Translation

I worship that sovereign Lord who is adored by stainless yogins, foremost among the knowers of Brahman—He who is embodied as the four Vedas and who is attended by Sāvitrī (the Gāyatrī mantra).

Word by Word

• उपास्यमानम्: being worshipped
• उपास्यमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु) → उपास्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि (passive) शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः वर्तमानकृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अमलैः: by pure (ones)
• अमलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• योगिभिः: by yogis
• योगिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मवित्तमैः: by the best knowers of Brahman
• ब्रह्मवित्तमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-वित्-तम (प्रातिपदिक); ब्रह्म + वित् (विद्-धातुज) + तम (तमत्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (ब्रह्मणो विदः); तमत्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• चतुर्वेदैः: by the four Vedas
• चतुर्वेदैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्-वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमासः (चत्वारः वेदाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• मूर्तिमद्भिः: embodied, having form
• मूर्तिमद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति-मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सावित्र्या: with/along with Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Sahakari/Associative (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सहितम्: accompanied (with)
• सहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/reciter within the Kurma Purana’s devotional discourse (stotra-style praise addressed to the Supreme Lord/Īśvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Īśvara)
• Caturveda (Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, Atharva)
• Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Īśvara who is realized by brahma-vids (knowers of Brahman) and approached through yogic purity—suggesting that the highest truth is one, accessible through inner realization and Vedic revelation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes upāsanā (devotional contemplation) performed by amala-yogins—purified practitioners—indicating disciplined meditation and purity as prerequisites for Brahman-knowledge, aligned with Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented devotion.

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

By focusing on the single Prabhu worshipped by Brahman-knowers and embodied as the Vedas, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme Īśvara transcends sect labels, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava modes of worship.