Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

अन्तर्हितश्च भगवान् सभार्यो लिङ्गमेव च / उत्पाताश्चाभवन् घोराः सर्वभूतभयङ्कराः

Transliteration

antarhitaśca bhagavān sabhāryo liṅgameva ca / utpātāścābhavan ghorāḥ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkarāḥ

Translation

ત્યારે ભગવાન પોતાની સહધર્મિણી સહિત અને તે લિંગ પણ અંતર્ધાન થઈ ગયા. ત્યારબાદ સર્વ પ્રાણીઓને ભયંકર લાગતા ઘોર અપશકુનો પ્રગટ થયા.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्हितः: disappeared, became hidden
• अन्तर्हितः: विधेय (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘hidden/disappeared’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सभार्यः: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: विशेषण (Qualifier of भगवान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/सह) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘भार्यया सह’ = ‘with (his) wife’

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: समुच्चित (Coordinated subject/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समुच्चित-वस्तु (coordinated item)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्पाताः: portents, calamities
• उत्पाताः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभवन्: arose, occurred
• अभवन्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• घोराः: terrible
• घोराः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण उत्पाताः

• सर्वभूतभयङ्कराः: frightening to all beings
• सर्वभूतभयङ्कराः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/संबन्ध): ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां भयङ्कराः’

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting events to the sages (frame narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Consort (Bharaya/Shakti)
• Linga (Shiva emblem)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By showing the Lord’s “disappearance,” the verse implies that the Supreme is not confined to visible form; divine presence is subtler than sensory perception, and worldly signs (utpātas) arise when beings rely only on external appearances.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse indirectly points to inner steadiness: when external supports (darśana of the Lord, even the liṅga as a visible emblem) are withdrawn, the practitioner is urged—per Purāṇic yoga-dharma—to hold to inner devotion, recollection (smṛti), and disciplined mind rather than panic before omens.

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

By mentioning the Lord and the liṅga in the same breath, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision: the divine reality can be approached through Vaiṣṇava theism (Bhagavān with Śrī/Śakti) and Śaiva symbolism (liṅga) without contradiction.