Shloka 14

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

वेदवेदान्तविज्ञानसंछिन्नाशेषसंशयान् / महायज्ञपरान् विप्रान् दूरतः परिवर्जय

Transliteration

vedavedāntavijñānasaṃchinnāśeṣasaṃśayān / mahāyajñaparān viprān dūrataḥ parivarjaya

Translation

ವೇದ-ವೇದಾಂತ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಂಶಯಗಳನ್ನು ಛೇದಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಪರರಾಗಿರುವ ವಿಪ್ರರನ್ನು ಕೂಡ ದೂರದಿಂದಲೇ ವರ್ಜಿಸು।

Word by Word

• वेदवेदान्तविज्ञानसंछिन्नाशेषसंशयान्: those whose all doubts are cut off by knowledge of Veda and Vedānta
• वेदवेदान्तविज्ञानसंछिन्नाशेषसंशयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + वेदान्त + विज्ञान + संछिन्न + अशेष + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः: (वेद-वेदान्त-विज्ञानेन संछिन्नाः अशेषाः संशयाः येषां ते) — अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषणप्रयोगः

• महायज्ञपरान्: devoted to great sacrifices
• महायज्ञपरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायज्ञ + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महायज्ञे पराः/निष्ठाः)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दूरतः: from afar
• दूरतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• परिवर्जय: avoid/shun
• परिवर्जय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (dialogue setting of the Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Vedanta
• Vipra (Brahmin)
• Maha-yajna

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FAQs

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

By contrasting Vedānta-based doubt-destroying knowledge with mere ritual devotion, the verse implies that liberation-oriented insight (which points to the Self beyond action) is distinct from external sacrificial performance.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports a yoga of inwardness—prioritizing jñāna, vairāgya (dispassion), and disciplined association (satsaṅga) over absorption in elaborate rites, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s liberation-focused spiritual discipline.

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

While not naming Shiva directly, the verse reflects the Purana’s shared Shaiva-Vaishnava emphasis that inner realization and liberation-oriented practice surpass mere ritualism—an outlook common to both Pāśupata-leaning yoga and Vaiṣṇava Vedānta.