Shloka 20

The Glory of the Oṃkāra Pañcāyatana Liṅga and Kāśī’s Secret Five Liṅgas

Devanagari script

गोपितं देवदेवेन महादेवेन शंभुना । युगेयुगे ह्यत्र दांता ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः

Transliteration

gopitaṃ devadevena mahādevena śaṃbhunā | yugeyuge hyatra dāṃtā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ

Translation

ഇത് ദേവദേവനായ മഹാദേവ ശംഭുവാൽ ഗോപ്യമായി സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. യുഗം യുഗമായി ഇവിടെ ദാന്തരായ, വേദപാരംഗതരായ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• गोपितम्: protected/kept concealed
• गोपितम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण) / Predicative
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past Passive Participle: 'protected/kept secret'

• देवदेवेन: by the God of gods
• देवदेवेन: Kartr̥ (कर्ता) (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; समास: देवः देवः/देवानां देवः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• महादेवेन: by Mahādeva
• महादेवेन: Kartr̥ (कर्ता) (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; समास: महान् देवः (कर्मधारय)

• शंभुना: by Śambhu
• शंभुना: Kartr̥ (कर्ता) (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युगेयुगे: in every age
• युगेयुगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युग-युग (प्रातिपदिक; युग + युग)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत्: 'in every age'; components: युगे + युगे

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphatic particle

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• दान्ताः: self-controlled
• दान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक; दम् (धातु) + त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-पारग (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + पारग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समास: वेदानां पारगाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within the Svargakhaṇḍa passage; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: युगेयुगे = युगे + युगे; ह्यत्र = हि + अत्र

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is being implied by the verse saying it is 'kept concealed' by Mahādeva?

It implies that a sacred matter—such as a teaching, rite, or sanctity of a place—is protected and not disclosed indiscriminately; it is guarded under Śiva’s authority and revealed only to the qualified.

Why does the verse emphasize 'in every age' (yuge yuge)?

It asserts continuity: regardless of yuga, the tradition persists and there are always disciplined, Veda-versed brāhmaṇas present to preserve and transmit dharma.

What ethical lesson does 'dāntā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ' convey?

It links knowledge with character: true mastery of the Vedas is paired with self-restraint (dama), suggesting spiritual authority depends on discipline as well as learning.