Shloka 45

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्यो महायोगी दृष्ट्वात्र तपसा हरम् / चकार तन्नियोगेन योगशास्त्रमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

yājñavalkyo mahāyogī dṛṣṭvātra tapasā haram / cakāra tanniyogena yogaśāstramanuttamam

Translation

ഇവിടെയേ മഹായോഗിയായ യാജ്ഞവൽക്ക്യൻ തപസ്സിന്റെ ശക്തിയാൽ ഹരനെ (ശിവനെ) ദർശിച്ച്, അവന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം അനുത്തമമായ യോഗശാസ്ത്രം രചിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• yājñavalkyaḥ: Yājñavalkya
• yājñavalkyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñavalkya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• mahā-yogī: great yogin
• mahā-yogī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā+yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः महा+योगी (विशेषण-विशेष्य)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having seen’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘here’)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधनार्थे

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवनाम

• cakāra: made/composed
• cakāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to Mahādeva’s)

• niyogena: by (his) injunction
• niyogena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधन/हेत्वर्थे ‘by (his) command’

• yoga-śāstram: treatise on yoga
• yoga-śāstram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga+śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः योगस्य शास्त्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of yogaśāstram)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta-style narration) describing Yājñavalkya’s attainment

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Hara (Śiva)
• Yoga-śāstra

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting Śiva as directly knowable through tapas and yogic vision, the verse implies that the highest reality is realized by inner discipline and direct experience rather than mere debate—pointing to the inward, experiential knowing of the Self aligned with Īśvara.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) leading to darśana (direct vision) is central; the verse also frames authentic Yoga-śāstra as revelation validated by divine niyoga (injunction), a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning yoga ethos.

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

By treating Yoga-knowledge as divinely sanctioned and universally authoritative, the verse supports the Purana’s synthetic theology where Śiva’s revelation harmonizes with broader Purāṇic dharma—consistent with Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava unity rather than sectarian rivalry.