Shloka 83

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

अध्यात्मगतिचित्तो यस्तन्मनास्तत्परायण: । युक्तो योगं प्रति सदा प्रतिसंख्यानमेव च

Transliteration

adhyātma-gati-citto yas tan-manās tat-parāyaṇaḥ | yukto yogaṃ prati sadā prati-saṅkhyānam eva ca ||

Translation

ମହେଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ଯାହାର ଚିତ୍ତ ଅଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମପଥରେ ନିବିଷ୍ଟ, ଯାହାର ମନ ସେହି ତତ୍ତ୍ୱରେ ଅଟୁଟ, ଏବଂ ଯିଏ ସେହିକୁ ଏକମାତ୍ର ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରିଛି, ସେ ସଦା ସଂଯମଯୁକ୍ତ ରହିବ—ନିରନ୍ତର ଯୋଗାଭ୍ୟାସରେ ଓ ବିବେକପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱବିଚାରରେ ନିମଗ୍ନ। ମୋକ୍ଷାର୍ଥୀ ଅଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମଜ୍ଞାନକୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଚିନ୍ତନ, ମନନ ଓ ନିଦିଧ୍ୟାସନ କରି, ତାହାରେ ସ୍ଥିର ରହି ସତ୍ୟକୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍।

Word by Word

• अध्यात्मगति-चित्तः: one whose mind is directed to the course/goal of the Self
• अध्यात्मगति-चित्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्मगति + चित्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्-मनाः: whose mind is on That (the Self/Brahman)
• तत्-मनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + मनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्-परायणः: having That as the supreme resort/goal
• तत्-परायणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + परायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युक्तः: disciplined; yoked; engaged
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगम्: yoga (discipline/union)
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards; with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• प्रतिसंख्यानम्: discriminative reflection; analytical contemplation
• प्रतिसंख्यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिसंख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed; only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A liberation-seeker should keep the mind oriented to the inner Self, take the Supreme/Self as the sole goal, and maintain steady discipline through continuous yoga-practice together with discriminative inquiry—supported by contemplation (cintana), reflection (manana), and deep meditation (nididhyāsana).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Śrī Maheśvara is delivering a didactic teaching: he prescribes the inner regimen for a mumukṣu—how to stabilize the mind in adhyātma and pursue realization through sustained practice and analysis of truth.