Shloka 47

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

प्रजज्वालाथ तपसा मुनिर्मङ्कणकस्तदा / ननर्त हर्षवेगेन ज्ञात्वा रुद्रं समागतम्

Transliteration

prajajvālātha tapasā munirmaṅkaṇakastadā / nanarta harṣavegena jñātvā rudraṃ samāgatam

Translation

ಆಗ ಮಙ್ಕಣಕ ಮುನಿಯು ತಪಸ್ಸಿನ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಜ್ವಲಿಸಿದನು; ರುದ್ರನು ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದು ಹರ್ಷವೇಗದಿಂದ ನೃತ್ಯಮಾಡಿದನು।

Word by Word

• प्रजज्वाल: blazed forth
• प्रजज्वाल: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्सभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मङ्कणकः: Maṅkaṇaka
• मङ्कणकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्कणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ननर्त: danced
• ननर्त: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्सभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हर्षवेगेन: with a surge of joy
• हर्षवेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष-वेग (प्रातिपदिक); हर्ष + वेग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (happiness’ impulse/surge)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• समागतम्: arrived
• समागतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘समागत’ = arrived/come

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s frame dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Maṅkaṇaka
• Rudra (Śiva)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it shows that realization is catalyzed by divine presence—when Rudra is recognized as present, the ascetic’s inner energy (tapas) erupts, implying that spiritual awakening culminates in experiential recognition rather than mere ritual.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) is central—an ascetic discipline that concentrates vitality and mind. The verse also hints at a bhakti-transformation: disciplined tapas ripens into spontaneous devotional ecstasy upon encountering Rudra.

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

Though Rudra is named explicitly, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such divine manifestations as harmonized forms of Īśvara; devotion and yogic heat are validated across Shaiva-Vaishnava theology rather than set in opposition.