Shloka 40

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

निवेदयित्वा चात्मानं सीतायै रहसि स्वयम् / असंशयाय प्रददावस्यै रामाङ्गुलीयकम्

Transliteration

nivedayitvā cātmānaṃ sītāyai rahasi svayam / asaṃśayāya pradadāvasyai rāmāṅgulīyakam

Translation

Sesudah memperkenalkan dirinya kepada Sita secara rahsia, dia pun menyerahkan cincin Rama kepadanya agar lenyap segala keraguan.

Word by Word

• निवेदयित्वा: having informed/introduced
• निवेदयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘निवेदय्’ (causative of विद्) — having informed/introduced

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: himself (his identity)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्व-परिचयार्थे)

• सीतायै: to Sita
• सीतायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• रहसि: in secret
• रहसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् अव्यय (adverbial locative), ‘in secret/privately’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic/reflexive adverb)

• असंशयाय: for certainty / to remove doubt
• असंशयाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of removing doubt)

• प्रददाव: gave
• प्रददाव: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अस्यै: to her
• अस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राम-अङ्गुलीयकम्: Rama’s ring
• राम-अङ्गुलीयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य अङ्गुलीयकम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Hanumān’s action)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Hanuman

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FAQs

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

By stressing “self-disclosure” (ātmānaṃ nivedayitvā), the verse highlights that certainty arises when identity and truth are properly revealed and verified—an ethical analogue to knowing the Self through valid means (pramāṇa), removing doubt (asaṃśaya).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or meditation is taught directly; rather, it models a key sādhanic principle: removal of doubt (saṃśaya-nivṛtti) through trustworthy testimony and clear signs—supporting steadiness of mind (niścaya) that Yoga texts treat as essential for progress.

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

This verse is a Rāma-focused narrative and does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on dharma and reliable signs of truth, themes that the Kūrma Purāṇa applies across its Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis.