Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा चरन्तं विश्वेशं तत्र तत्र पिनाकिनम् / मायया मोहिता नार्यो देवदेवं समन्वयुः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā carantaṃ viśveśaṃ tatra tatra pinākinam / māyayā mohitā nāryo devadevaṃ samanvayuḥ

Translation

Voyant le Seigneur de l’univers, porteur de l’arc Pināka, errer çà et là, les femmes—abusées par la māyā—suivirent le Dieu des dieux.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• चरन्तम्: wandering
• चरन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘विश्वेशम्/पिनाकिनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (masc acc sg)

• विश्व-ईशम्: the Lord of the universe
• विश्व-ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईशः) (masc acc sg)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘there’)

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (indeclinable adverb repeated: ‘here and there’)

• पिनाकिनम्: Pinākin (bearer of the bow Pināka)
• पिनाकिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘पिनाक’ धनुः यस्य सः (masc acc sg epithet of Śiva)

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (fem instr sg)

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘नार्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (fem nom pl)

• नार्यः: women
• नार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (fem nom pl)

• देव-देवम्: the God of gods
• देव-देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः) (masc acc sg)

• समन्वयुः: followed, went after
• समन्वयुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (they followed/approached)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa (Lord of the universe)
• Pinākin (Śiva)
• Māyā
• Devadeva (God of gods)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Viśveśa who can appear in specific divine forms (here, Pinākin/Śiva) while remaining the transcendent Lord; the bewilderment of observers highlights Māyā as the power that veils clear recognition of the one Lord’s true nature.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implicitly cautions against sense-driven pursuit under Māyā; in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Pāśupata frame, the antidote is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint), dhyāna on Devadeva, and steady bhakti that sees the Lord beyond changing appearances.

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

By calling the roaming Lord “Viśveśa” while also naming him “Pinākin,” it supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis: the one Supreme is praised through Śiva-epithets, aligning Śiva and Viṣṇu as manifestations/titles of the same highest divinity.