Shloka 26

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

कौशिल्यो याज्ञवल्क्योथ योगमध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम् । यतोऽध्यगान्नृपवराद्धृदयग्रंथिभेदनम्

Transliteration

kauśilyo yājñavalkyotha yogamadhyātmyasaṃjñakam | yato'dhyagānnṛpavarāddhṛdayagraṃthibhedanam

Translation

Then Kauśilya Yājñavalkya learned from that excellent king the yoga known as the inner spiritual path—by which the knot of the heart is cut asunder.

Word by Word

• कौशिल्यः: Kauśilya
• कौशिल्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (sequencing particle)

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम्: called ‘Adhyātmya’ (spiritual)
• अध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध: ‘अध्यात्म्य-नामकः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies योगम्)

• यतः: from which; whereby
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (relative adverb ‘from which/whereby’)

• अध्यगात्: he learned/understood
• अध्यगात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नृपवरात्: from the best of kings
• नृपवरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयवत्: ‘श्रेष्ठो नृपः’), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• हृदयग्रन्थिभेदनम्: the cutting of the heart-knot
• हृदयग्रन्थिभेदनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रन्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + भेदन (प्रातिपदिक; from भिद्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘हृदयस्य ग्रन्थेः भेदनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Yajnavalkya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights adhyātma-yoga as the liberating discipline that severs the ‘heart-knot’—the deep bondage of ego, ignorance, and attachment—leading the seeker toward Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) and moksha.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship (such as Linga-puja with mantra and devotion) purifies the mind, and that purified mind becomes fit for adhyātma-yoga—inner contemplation through which the heart-knot is broken and the truth of Shiva is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to an inward yogic practice (adhyātma): steady meditation and self-inquiry grounded in Shaiva devotion; as supportive aids, Shiva Purana commonly recommends japa (especially the Panchakshara), along with disciplines like bhasma and rudraksha to stabilize sadhana.