Shloka 78

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

दर्शनं च महेशस्य माहात्म्यं विष्णुनेरितम् / दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानं च ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

darśanaṃ ca maheśasya māhātmyaṃ viṣṇuneritam / divyadṛṣṭipradānaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

ମହେଶଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ, ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ପରମେଷ୍ଠୀ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ଦିବ୍ୟଦୃଷ୍ଟି ପ୍ରଦାନ—ଏହାମଧ୍ୟ କଥିତ।

Word by Word

• darśanam: vision; sight; audience
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) < dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• maheśasya: of Maheśa (Śiva)
• maheśasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक) = mahā + īśa
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी/6th, genitive), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• māhātmyam: greatness; glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Karaṇa (करण) / Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/3rd, instrumental), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• īritam: declared; narrated
• īritam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īrita (कृदन्त) < īr (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त), Bhūta-kāla (past participle), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); passive sense ‘uttered/declared’

• divya-dṛṣṭi-pradānam: granting of divine sight
• divya-dṛṣṭi-pradānam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa/viśeṣaṇa-tatpuruṣa: ‘divyāyāḥ dṛṣṭeḥ pradānam’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी/6th, genitive), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• parameṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin (the Supreme Seated, Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी/6th, genitive), Ekavacana (एकवचन); epithet of Brahmā

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Purana (contextual summary of topics being taught, traditionally within the Sūta–Śaunaka dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
• Divya-dṛṣṭi (divine vision)

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FAQs

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

By linking Śiva’s darśana with Viṣṇu’s proclamation of greatness and Brahmā’s divya-dṛṣṭi, the verse points to a single transcendent reality approached through different divine forms—vision and insight arise through grace rather than mere intellect.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies the yogic fruit of divya-dṛṣṭi (suprasensory perception), a classical result associated with purification, devotion, and īśvara-anugraha (the Lord’s grace), aligning with Purāṇic yoga where realization culminates in direct spiritual vision (darśana).

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

It presents Viṣṇu as the one who proclaims Mahēśa’s glory, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: reverence is mutual and the divine functions are harmonized rather than opposed.