Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात् सर्वमिदं जातं तत्रैव च लयं व्रजेत् / स एव मोहयेत् कृत्स्नं स एव परमा गतिः

Transliteration

tasmāt sarvamidaṃ jātaṃ tatraiva ca layaṃ vrajet / sa eva mohayet kṛtsnaṃ sa eva paramā gatiḥ

Translation

Daripada-Nya seluruh alam ini lahir, dan kepada-Nya sahaja ia kembali lenyap. Dialah yang memperdaya segenap makhluk, dan Dialah jua tujuan tertinggi, tempat berlindung yang paling luhur.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative, 5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of idam)

• idam: this (universe)
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jātam: arisen, born
• jātam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘born/produced’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/just)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• layam: dissolution, absorption
• layam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• vrajet: would go/attain
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: alone, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• mohayet: would delude
• mohayet: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक

• kṛtsnam: entire, whole
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (object)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: alone, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of gatiḥ)

• gatiḥ: goal, refuge
• gatiḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Ishvara), teaching in the Ishvara-Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Kurma (Vishnu)
• Pralaya (dissolution)
• Maya (bewilderment)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as the single source from which the cosmos arises and into which it returns, indicating an all-encompassing reality that is both origin and final refuge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation: meditation on the one Lord as the source, sustainer, and dissolver of all, and as the final gati—aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-oriented devotion and inward absorption (laya) toward Ishvara.

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

By speaking of the one supreme Ishvara who creates, dissolves, and grants the highest goal, it reinforces the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme reality can be understood through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.