Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

एष चैव प्रजाः सर्वाः सृजत्येकः स्वतेजसा / एष चक्री च वज्री च श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणः

Transliteration

eṣa caiva prajāḥ sarvāḥ sṛjatyekaḥ svatejasā / eṣa cakrī ca vajrī ca śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

ただ彼一人が、自らの内なる光輝によって一切の衆生を創造する。彼はチャクラとヴァジュラを携え、吉祥なるシュリーヴァツァ（Śrīvatsa）の印を身に具える。

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• prajāḥ: creatures/subjects
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘prajāḥ’

• sṛjati: creates
• sṛjati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (सृज्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ekaḥ: alone/one
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘eṣaḥ’

• sva-tejasā: by his own power
• sva-tejasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) ‘by his own splendor/power’

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• cakrī: discus-bearer
• cakrī: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one who has a discus’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vajrī: vajra-bearer
• vajrī: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one who has a vajra’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• śrīvatsa-kṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ: bearing the Śrīvatsa mark
• śrīvatsa-kṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīvatsa + kṛta + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-श्रृङ्खला) ‘whose mark is made as Śrīvatsa / marked with Śrīvatsa’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing the Supreme Lord (Hari/Iśvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Śrīvatsa

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the one self-sufficient source—creating all beings through inherent power (svatejasā), implying an ultimate reality that does not depend on anything outside itself.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it supports meditation on Īśvara as the single cause and luminous power behind creation—an Īśvara-dhyāna foundation used in Purāṇic yoga and devotion.

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

By emphasizing one Lord who creates all and is described with divine sovereignty, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where sectarian forms point to a single Īśvara, supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.