Shloka 163

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

Devanagari script

एतद् वः कथितं सर्वं देवदेवविचेष्टितम् / देवदारुवने पूर्वं पुराणे यन्मया श्रुतम्

Transliteration

etad vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ devadevaviceṣṭitam / devadāruvane pūrvaṃ purāṇe yanmayā śrutam

Translation

ដូច្នេះ ខ្ញុំបានប្រាប់អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាអំពីការប្រព្រឹត្តដ៏អស្ចារ្យនៃព្រះនៃព្រះទាំងឡាយទាំងមូលនេះ ដូចដែលខ្ញុំធ្លាប់បានស្តាប់ក្នុងបុរាណ (ពុរាណ) អំពីព្រៃទេវដារុកាលមុន។

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vaḥ: to you / for you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• kathitam: told, narrated
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathita (कृदन्त; √kath कथ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘told’

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• deva-deva-viceṣṭitam: the deed/act of the God of gods
• deva-deva-viceṣṭitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + viceṣṭita (कृदन्त; √ceṣṭ चेष्ट् with vi-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवदेवस्य विचेष्टितम्); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• deva-dāru-vane: in the Devadāru forest
• deva-dāru-vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dāru (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवदारूणां वनम्)

• pūrvam: formerly, earlier
• pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• purāṇe: in the Purāṇa
• purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutam: heard
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru श्रु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘heard’

Speaker

Narrator (a sage-storyteller concluding the Devadāruvana account as heard in Purāṇic tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva
• Devadāruvana
• Purāṇa

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames the teaching as Purāṇic śruti-like transmission—authoritative spiritual history—through which knowledge of the Supreme (often presented via Devadeva/Iśvara in this section) is to be received and contemplated.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is stated in this verse; it functions as a narrative colophon, grounding the preceding account in Purāṇic authority—preparing the listener for dharma and yoga instructions that are typically embedded in such episodes.

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

By emphasizing “Devadeva” and Purāṇic continuity rather than sectarian polemic, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative style where Shaiva narratives can coexist with Vaishnava framing and instruction.