Shloka 48

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

सो ऽपि तद्वचनाद् राजा सुशीलः श्रद्धयान्वितः / साक्षात् पाशुपतो भूत्वा वेदाभ्यासरतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

so 'pi tadvacanād rājā suśīlaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ / sākṣāt pāśupato bhūtvā vedābhyāsarato 'bhavat

Translation

ആ വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ട് സുഷീലനായ രാജാവ് ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ നിറഞ്ഞു; അദ്ദേഹം സാക്ഷാൽ പാശുപതനായി (ശിവഭക്തനായി) പിന്നെ വേദാഭ്യാസത്തിൽ നിരതനായി.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचनार्थे समासपूर्वपदत्वेन; ‘तद्’ = that

• वचनात्: from (his) statement/command
• वचनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सुशीलः: of good conduct
• सुशीलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुशीलः = उत्तमशीलः)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘युक्त/समन्वित’ अर्थे

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly/in person)

• पाशुपतः: a Pāśupata (of Śiva)
• पाशुपतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शिवसम्बद्धः (Pāśupata devotee/adept)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having become’

• वेदाभ्यासरतः: devoted to Vedic study
• वेदाभ्यासरतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + अभ्यास + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदाभ्यासे रतः)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse context; instruction previously given by a Śaiva authority within the narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Pāśupati (Śiva)
• Pāśupata (Pāśupata-dharma / Pāśupata Yoga)
• Veda

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting devotion to Pāśupati alongside Vedic discipline, the verse implies that realization is supported by both right faith (śraddhā) and śāstra-based practice—pointing toward the inner Self known through sacred knowledge and lived discipline.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights the Pāśupata orientation—commitment to Śiva as Lord (Pāśupati)—together with veda-abhyāsa (systematic recitation, study, and observance). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual frame, this combines devotion, restraint, and scriptural discipline as a practical sādhana.

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

Even without naming Viṣṇu here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected: a king’s spiritual ascent is validated through Śaiva devotion (Pāśupata) while remaining anchored in Vedic authority—typical of the text’s harmonizing stance between major traditions.