Shloka 136

Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma

Devanagari script

तपस्यतां च भवतां महज्ज्ञानं प्रदर्शितम् । कुरुध्वं हृदये देवाः स्वार्थं चैव परार्थकम्

Transliteration

tapasyatāṃ ca bhavatāṃ mahajjñānaṃ pradarśitam | kurudhvaṃ hṛdaye devāḥ svārthaṃ caiva parārthakam

Translation

À vous qui pratiquez les austérités, la grande connaissance a été révélée. Ainsi, ô devas, gardez-la fermement dans vos cœurs, pour votre bien et pour le bien d’autrui.

Word by Word

• tapasyatām: of those doing penance
• tapasyatām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tapas (धातु: tap) → tapasyat (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तपस्यताम्’ = of those performing austerities

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• bhavatām: of you
• bhavatām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (of you)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (jñānam)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pradarśitam: has been shown
• pradarśitam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → pradarśita (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘प्रदर्शितम् (अस्ति)’

• kurudhvam: do/perform
• kurudhvam: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम

• hṛdaye: in (your) heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• devāḥ: O gods
• devāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• svārtham: one's own good
• svārtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (sva-artha)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/just)

• parārthakam: beneficial to others
• parārthakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + arthaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (para-arthaka)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker (context not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: mahajjñānam = mahat jñānam; svārthaṃ = sva-artham; caiva = ca eva.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches that spiritual knowledge revealed through austerity should be internalized and used for both personal upliftment and the welfare of others.

How does this verse connect tapas (austerity) with jñāna (knowledge)?

It presents tapas as a condition through which “great knowledge” becomes manifest or revealed, implying disciplined practice ripens into insight.

What ethical lesson is implied by “svārthaṃ… parārthakam”?

The verse recommends integrating self-benefit with altruism—true wisdom is not hoarded but applied in ways that support the wider good.