Shloka 183

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

सुभद्रा देवकी सीता वेदवेदाङ्गपारगा / मनस्विनी मन्युमाता महामन्युसमुद्भवा

Transliteration

subhadrā devakī sītā vedavedāṅgapāragā / manasvinī manyumātā mahāmanyusamudbhavā

Translation

Baginda ialah Subhadrā, Devakī dan Sītā—yang telah menyeberangi Veda serta anggota-anggota bantuannya. Baginda teguh berjiwa, Ibu kepada Manyu, murka suci, dan lahir daripada Mahā-Manyu—daya kosmik yang menundukkan kejahatan.

Word by Word

• subhadrā: Subhadrā; auspicious
• subhadrā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण (सु- उपसर्गयुक्त)

• devakī: Devakī
• devakī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• veda-vedāṅga-pāragā: knower/master of Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• veda-vedāṅga-pāragā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vedāṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + pāragā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (veda+vedāṅga) तत्पुरुष-सम्बन्ध: ‘वेदवेदाङ्गयोः पारगा’ (one who has gone to the far shore/fully mastered)

• manasvinī: high-minded; intelligent
• manasvinī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• manyu-mātā: mother of wrath/Manyu
• manyu-mātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मन्योः माता’

• mahā-manyu-samudbhavā: born from great wrath/Manyu
• mahā-manyu-samudbhavā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + manyu (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘महामन्योः समुद्भवा’ (arisen from great wrath/Manyu)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing within the Ishvara Gita section (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Subhadra
• Devaki
• Sita
• Vedas
• Vedangas
• Manyu

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting the Goddess as “beyond the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,” the verse points to the Supreme Reality that transcends textual learning—known directly as inner truth, with the Devi as that transcendent power supporting realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes inner steadiness (manasvinī) over mere scholarship, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where mastery culminates in concentrated awareness and purification—knowledge becomes lived yogic insight.

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

In the Ishvara Gita’s integrative theology, Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) praises the Devi with epithets resonant across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, indicating a non-sectarian unity where the same supreme power is honored in multiple divine forms.