Shloka 135

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

आश्रित्य चैतत् परमं तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः / पश्यन्ति मां महात्मानो यतयो विश्वमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

āśritya caitat paramaṃ tanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ / paśyanti māṃ mahātmāno yatayo viśvamīśvaram

Translation

या परम तत्त्वाचा आश्रय घेऊन, त्यात निष्ठावान व त्यातच परायण झालेले महात्मा यती मला—संपूर्ण विश्वाचा व्यापी व नियंता ईश्वर—दर्शन करतात।

Word by Word

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (श्रि धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्): āśritya; expresses prior action

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• etat: this (teaching/that)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifies etat

• tat-niṣṭhāḥ: steadfast in that
• tat-niṣṭhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + niṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies yatayaḥ/mahātmānaḥ

• tat-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to that as the highest goal
• tat-parāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies yatayaḥ/mahātmānaḥ

• paśyanti: see/realize
• paśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• mahātmānaḥ: great-souled ones
• mahātmānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• yatayaḥ: ascetics
• yatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); in apposition to mahātmānaḥ

• viśvam: universal
• viśvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies īśvaram

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; in apposition to mām (object complement)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Ishvara, teaching in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Mahātmā
• Yati

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as an attainable, directly realizable Reality: by taking refuge in the Paramam and becoming established in That, ascetics “see” Ishvara—implying experiential knowledge (darśana) of the indwelling Lord who is the ground and ruler of the cosmos.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes niṣṭhā (steady abidance) and parāyaṇatā (one-pointed devotion/surrender) as core disciplines—i.e., Ishvara-centric contemplation and unwavering commitment that culminate in direct vision of the Lord, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s theistic-yogic path often framed alongside Pāśupata-oriented renunciant ideals.

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

By speaking in the voice of Ishvara (here as Lord Kurma/Vishnu) while using a universal lordship framework commonly shared with Shaiva theology, the verse reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme Lord is one, realized through steadfast yoga and devotion, beyond rigid Shiva–Vishnu separation.