Shloka 61

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते व्याजहारमं तथा मङ्कणकं हरः / महेशः स्वात्मनो योगं देवीं च त्रिपुरानलः

Transliteration

ityukte vyājahāramaṃ tathā maṅkaṇakaṃ haraḥ / maheśaḥ svātmano yogaṃ devīṃ ca tripurānalaḥ

Translation

Apabila demikian dikatakan, Hara—Maheśa, Pembakar Tripura—pun bersabda kepada Maṅkaṇaka, menjelaskan Yoga Diri batin-Nya, beserta Devī.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थ-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when (this) was said
• उक्ते: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; सति-सप्तमी (Locative absolute): नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (when it was said)

• व्याजहार: spoke
• व्याजहार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अम्: (particle)
• अम्: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अम् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात; पाठभेद/अनर्थक-प्रयोग (often used as filler particle)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• मङ्कणकम्: Maṅkaṇaka (the sage)
• मङ्कणकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्कणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (proper name)

• हरः: Hara (Shiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महेशः: Maheśa
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to हरः

• स्वात्मनः: of his own self
• स्वात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वः आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• योगम्: yoga / union / discipline
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवीम्: the देवी (Goddess)
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिपुरानलः: the fire (destroyer) of Tripura
• त्रिपुरानलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिपुरस्य अनलः = 'fire (that burned) Tripura'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of Shiva

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator) describing Śiva’s speech to the sage Maṅkaṇaka

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Mahesha (Shiva)
• Tripuranala (Shiva)
• Maṅkaṇaka
• Devī (Śakti)

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FAQs

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

It frames Yoga as “svātmanaḥ yogaḥ”—a discipline grounded in realization of one’s own inner Self, taught by Īśvara (Śiva) as the direct means to inner union and liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse introduces Śiva’s exposition of Yoga (in a Pāśupata-leaning Shaiva setting), implying a structured sādhana where Self-realization is integrated with devotion and the presence of Devī (Śakti) as the power enabling practice.

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

Though Śiva is the explicit teacher here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such Yogic instruction as consonant with Vaiṣṇava aims—Self-realization and devotion to the Supreme—supporting a non-sectarian, Īśvara-centered path.