Shloka 181

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

Devanagari script

साधर्म्यमानमैश्वर्यं प्रधानं च विधर्मि च । कारणत्वं च ब्रह्मत्वं काम्यत्वमिदमुच्यते

Transliteration

sādharmyamānamaiśvaryaṃ pradhānaṃ ca vidharmi ca | kāraṇatvaṃ ca brahmatvaṃ kāmyatvamidamucyate

Translation

Inilah yang disebut ‘pencapaian yang diidamkan’: keserupaan dengan Yang Ilahi, kehormatan, ke-Tuhan-an (aiśvarya), keutamaan, bebas dari segala sifat pembatas, menjadi dasar kausal, dan keadaan sebagai Brahman.

Word by Word

• साधर्म्यम्: similarity (of nature)
• साधर्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आनम्: honour/measure (reading uncertain)
• आनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/अर्थ: मानम् इति सम्भाव्य)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: lordship, sovereignty
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रधानम्: Pradhāna (primordial matter)
• प्रधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विधर्मि: having different properties
• विधर्मि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (धर्मभेदयुक्तः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारणत्वम्: causality, being a cause
• कारणत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वप्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मत्वम्: Brahman-hood
• ब्रह्मत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वप्रत्ययान्त

• काम्यत्वम्: desirability, being to-be-desired
• काम्यत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्य + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वप्रत्ययान्त

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उच्यते: is said/declared
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided for Adhyaya 15 dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: काम्यत्वमिदमुच्यते = काम्यत्वम् + इदम् + उच्यते। अन्यत्र स्पष्टपदानि।

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

Does this verse describe liberation (moksha) or worldly success?

It frames a “desired attainment” in strongly metaphysical terms—likeness to the divine, lordship, and especially brahmatva (the state of Brahman)—which points primarily to liberation or the highest spiritual goal rather than ordinary worldly gain.

What is the significance of kāraṇatva (being the cause) here?

Kāraṇatva indicates the ultimate ground or source-status attributed to the highest reality—suggesting that the supreme attainment includes realization of oneself in relation to the causal basis of existence.

How does vidharmi (“without attributes”) fit with aiśvarya (“lordship”)?

The verse juxtaposes sovereignty (aiśvarya) with transcendence of limiting qualities (vidharmi), reflecting a Purāṇic-philosophical synthesis where the highest reality can be described as both supremely powerful and beyond finite attributes.