Shloka 17

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

अयमेवाव्ययः स्त्रष्टा संहर्ता चैव रक्षकः / अमूर्तो मूर्तिमान् भूत्वा मुनीन् द्रष्टुमिहागतः

Transliteration

ayamevāvyayaḥ straṣṭā saṃhartā caiva rakṣakaḥ / amūrto mūrtimān bhūtvā munīn draṣṭumihāgataḥ

Translation

Dia sahaja Pencipta yang tidak binasa, juga Pemusnah dan Pelindung. Walau tanpa rupa, Dia mengambil rupa dan datang ke sini untuk menatap para muni.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (creator)

• संहर्ता: destroyer
• संहर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (destroyer)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• रक्षकः: protector
• रक्षकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (protector)

• अमूर्तः: formless
• अमूर्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मूर्तिमान्: having form
• मूर्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति + मतुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having become’

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे—‘has come’

Speaker

Sages (addressing/identifying the Supreme Lord, manifest before them)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Supreme Lord (Ishvara)
• Munis (Sages)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as avyaya (imperishable) and as the single source of creation, preservation, and dissolution—transcending change while still capable of manifesting for the sake of devotees and sages.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies darśana (direct spiritual seeing) of Ishvara: through disciplined contemplation and devotion, the formless Reality becomes knowable, and the Lord may be realized as both nirākāra (formless) and sākāra (with form).

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

By defining the Supreme as the one Lord who performs all cosmic functions and can appear in form, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: sectarian names differ, but the single Ishvara is ultimately one.