Shloka 104

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

अव्यक्तक्रीडिते लोके सर्वभूतविवर्जिते । स मुनिर्विस्मयाविष्टः कौतूहलसमन्वितः

Transliteration

avyaktakrīḍite loke sarvabhūtavivarjite | sa munirvismayāviṣṭaḥ kautūhalasamanvitaḥ

Translation

ಆ ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಮಯ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ, ಎಲ್ಲ ಭೂತಜೀವಿಗಳೂ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ, ಆ ಮುನಿ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿ ಕುತೂಹಲದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದನು.

Word by Word

• अव्यक्तक्रीडिते: in the unmanifest play (state)
• अव्यक्तक्रीडिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त- + क्रीडित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative absolute-like setting)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• सर्वभूतविवर्जिते: devoid of all beings
• सर्वभूतविवर्जिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूत- + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोके/अव्यक्तक्रीडिते)

• स: he
• स: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विस्मयाविष्टः: overcome with astonishment
• विस्मयाविष्टः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय- + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √विश् (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of मुनिः)

• कौतूहलसमन्वितः: filled with curiosity
• कौतूहलसमन्वितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौतूहल- + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) + सम्- अनु- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of मुनिः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुनिर्विस्मयाविष्टः = मुनिः + विस्मयाविष्टः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + व → र्व).

FAQs

What is meant by the 'unmanifest realm' (avyakta) in this verse?

It points to a pre-creation or subtle state where forms are not yet differentiated—an indistinct condition prior to the appearance of beings and worlds.

Does this verse describe a tīrtha, geography, or pilgrimage site?

No. The verse is cosmological and psychological in tone, describing a realm devoid of beings and the sage’s response of wonder and curiosity.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson implied here?

The verse models a contemplative stance: encountering the mystery of existence (or pre-existence) with awe (vismaya) and inquiry (kautūhala), rather than haste or dogmatism.