Shloka 45

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

गृहस्थानां च सर्वे स्युर्ब्रह्मा वै ब्रह्मचारिणाम् / वैखानसानामर्कः स्याद् यतीनां च महेश्वरः

Transliteration

gṛhasthānāṃ ca sarve syurbrahmā vai brahmacāriṇām / vaikhānasānāmarkaḥ syād yatīnāṃ ca maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Для домохозяев (грихастх) все боги считаются присутствующими; для брахмачаринов покровитель — поистине Брахма. Для аскетов вайкханаса говорится, что главенствует Солнце (Арка); а для ятинов, отрекшихся, владыка — Махешвара (Шива).

Word by Word

• गृहस्थानाम्: of householders
• गृहस्थानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समासः—गृह + स्थ (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

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

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be / should be
• स्युः: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• ब्रह्मचारिणाम्: of brahmacārins (celibate students)
• ब्रह्मचारिणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्म + चारिन् (तत्पुरुषः)

• वैखानसानाम्: of the Vaikhānasas
• वैखानसानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैखानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• अर्कः: Arka (the Sun)
• अर्कः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics (yatīs)
• यतीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

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

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing on dharma and āśrama-oriented worship

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Arka (Sūrya)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Vaikhānasa
• Gṛhastha
• Brahmacārin
• Yati

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FAQs

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

It frames spiritual life through āśrama-dharma: different disciplines approach the One sacred reality via distinct presiding deities—culminating in renunciation where Maheśvara symbolizes the highest orientation of the yati toward liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies āśrama-specific sādhanā: gṛhasthas integrate devotion through all deities and duties; brahmacārins focus on disciplined study and restraint under Brahmā; Vaikhānasas adopt forest-ascetic observances aligned with Sūrya (tapas, purity, Vedic rites); yatins pursue renunciant yoga directed to Maheśvara—typically inner detachment, meditation, and liberation-oriented practice.

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

Spoken by Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu), it honors Maheśvara (Śiva) as the presiding ideal for renunciants, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Viṣṇu teaches reverence for Śiva within a unified dharmic framework.