Shloka 56

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन द्रष्टव्यं हि द्विजातिभिः / देवदारुवनं पुण्यं महादेवनिषेवितम्

Transliteration

tasmāt sarvaprayatnena draṣṭavyaṃ hi dvijātibhiḥ / devadāruvanaṃ puṇyaṃ mahādevaniṣevitam

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງທັງຫຼາຍ ຄວນພາກພຽນທຸກປະການ ໄປເບິ່ງປ່າເທວະດາຣູອັນບໍລິສຸດ ທີ່ຖືກຊຳລະໂດຍການປະທັບຢູ່ ແລະການນະມັດສະການຂອງມະຫາເທວະ (ສິວະ).

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समास: सर्वः प्रयत्नः (all effort)

• द्रष्टव्यम्: should be seen; must be visited
• द्रष्टव्यम्: Karya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्, धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘must be seen/visited’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• द्विजातिभिः: by the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/कर्ता-करण), बहुवचन

• देवदारुवनम्: the deodar-forest
• देवदारुवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devadāru + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: देवदारूणां वनम् (forest of deodar trees)

• पुण्यम्: holy; meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महादेवनिषेवितम्: frequented by Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवनिषेवितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahādeva + niṣevita (प्रातिपदिक; निषेवित = √sev क्त with उपसर्ग नि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: महादेवेन निषेवितम् (frequented/served by Mahādeva)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages in the Kurma Purana’s Śaiva-tīrtha and dharma discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Devadāruvana
• Dvijāti

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to the Supreme being approachable through sacred presence: the holy kṣetra where Mahādeva is worshipped becomes a means for inner purification that supports Atman-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-darśana as a preparatory discipline—purifying the mind and strengthening śraddhā—supporting Śaiva-Pāśupata orientations such as devotion, restraint, and contemplative worship.

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

With Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) recommending devotion to Mahādeva’s sacred site, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where honoring Śiva is fully consistent with Vaiṣṇava devotion and dharma.