Shloka 147

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

स्थापयेद् यः परं धर्मं ज्ञानं तत्पारमेश्वरम् / न तस्मादधिको लोके स योगी परमो मतः

Transliteration

sthāpayed yaḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ jñānaṃ tatpārameśvaram / na tasmādadhiko loke sa yogī paramo mataḥ

Translation

പരമധർമ്മം സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നവൻ—അത് പരമേശ്വരസംബന്ധിയായ ആ ജ്ഞാനം തന്നേ—ലോകത്തിൽ അവനേക്കാൾ മേലുള്ളവൻ ഇല്ല; അവൻ പരമയോഗി എന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स्थापयेत्: should establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (धर्मम्)

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (धर्मस्य अप्पोजिशन/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक

• पारमेश्वरम्: pertaining to the Supreme Lord
• पारमेश्वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानम्/धर्मम्)

• तत्पारमेश्वरम्: that (which is) divine/supremely lordly
• तत्पारमेश्वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + पारमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (तत् एव पारमेश्वरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• तस्मात्: than him; from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अधिकः: greater; superior
• अधिकः: Pratijna (प्रतीज्ञा/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-भाव (superior)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगी: yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (योगी)

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘इति मतः’ = ‘is considered’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/Indradyumna within the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara-Gita-style teaching stream

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Dharma
• Jñāna
• Yogī

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It frames liberation-oriented jñāna as “pārameśvara”—rooted in the Supreme Lord—implying that the highest truth of the Self is realized through God-grounded knowledge rather than mere ritual or status.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-yoga as the core of “parama-dharma”: stabilizing (sthāpayet) liberating knowledge in oneself and society—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning discipline where realization and right teaching are central yogic acts.

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

By using the title Parameśvara and elevating “pārameśvara-jñāna” as supreme, it supports the Purana’s synthetic stance: the highest yogic knowledge is devotionally and metaphysically anchored in the one Supreme Lord, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava theological language.