Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

आराधयितुमारब्धा ब्रह्मणा कथितं यथा / अजानन्तः परं देवं वीतरागा विमत्सराः

Transliteration

ārādhayitumārabdhā brahmaṇā kathitaṃ yathā / ajānantaḥ paraṃ devaṃ vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ

Translation

બ્રહ્માએ જેમ કહ્યું તેમ તેમણે આરાધના શરૂ કરી; પરમ દેવને હજી ઓળખતા ન હોવા છતાં તેઓ આસક્તિ-રહિત અને મત્સર-રહિત હતા.

Word by Word

• ārādhayitum: to worship
• ārādhayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to worship/propitiate’

• ārabdhāḥ: having begun
• ārabdhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rabh (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; used predicatively: ‘having begun/engaged’

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karaṇa (करण) / Kartṛ (कर्ता) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (instr., 3rd), Ekavacana

• kathitam: as was told
• kathitam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/ Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘told/said’ (agreeing with implied ‘(tat)’/instruction)

• yathā: as/according to
• yathā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/conjunction: ‘as/according to’

• ajānantaḥ: not knowing
• ajānantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘not knowing’

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective to devam

• devam: God/the deity
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ‘knowing’

• vītarāgāḥ: free from attachment
• vītarāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīta-rāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: vīta ‘gone’ + rāga ‘passion/attachment’

• vimatsarāḥ: free from envy
• vimatsarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-matsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective to the same subject

Speaker

Narrator within the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-Gita frame (Lord Kurma’s teaching stream describing the seekers’ conduct)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Param Deva (Supreme Lord)

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FAQs

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

It implies that the Supreme Lord can remain unrecognized at first, yet sincere sādhana supported by inner purity—dispassion and absence of envy—still moves one toward the Supreme reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights disciplined ārādhana (regulated worship) performed according to authoritative instruction (Brahmā’s teaching), grounded in yogic qualifications: vītarāga (vairāgya) and vimatsara (non-hostility), which are foundational for Pāśupata-oriented purification.

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

By emphasizing approach to the “Supreme Lord” through purity of mind rather than sectarian recognition, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-competitive Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: devotion and yogic virtues lead to the same transcendent Deva.