Shloka 25

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

नह्यन्यो विद्यते वेत्ता त्वामृते परमेश्वर / शुश्रूषास्माकमखिलं संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

nahyanyo vidyate vettā tvāmṛte parameśvara / śuśrūṣāsmākamakhilaṃ saṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi

Translation

О Парамешвара, нет иного истинно знающего, кроме Тебя. Поскольку мы жаждем слушать и служить, соизволь полностью рассечь все наши сомнения.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis

• anyaḥ: another (person)
• anyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; ātmanepada; existential sense 'is found/exists'

• vettā: knower
• vettā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vetṛ (प्रातिपदिक; √vid + तृच्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agent noun (कर्तृवाचक) 'knower'

• tvām: you
• tvām: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; 2nd person pronoun

• ṛte: except/without
• ṛte: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṛte (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional indeclinable (उपपद-अव्यय) meaning 'except/without'; governs accusative

• parameśvara: O Supreme Lord
• parameśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; तत्पुरुष 'Supreme Lord'

• śuśrūṣā: the wish to hear/serve
• śuśrūṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuśrūṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; 'desire to hear/obedient service' (श्रूषा)

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying saṃśayam (sense: 'entire')

• saṃśayam: doubt
• saṃśayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• chettum: to dispel
• chettum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chid (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्) 'to cut off/remove'

• arhasi: you ought/are able
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada; 'you are able/ought'

Speaker

The sages (inquiry addressed to Lord Kurma as Parameśvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as the unique, unsurpassed knower—implying that ultimate knowledge (including Self-knowledge) is grounded in the Supreme reality, and certainty arises when the Lord (as inner ruler and teacher) removes doubt.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śuśrūṣā—disciplined listening, service, and receptivity to instruction—an essential preparatory limb for Yoga-shastra and Pashupata-oriented practice, where clarity arises through right hearing and guidance from the Lord/teacher.

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

By addressing Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as Parameśvara, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the Supreme Lord can be praised with Shaiva titles, supporting a non-sectarian, unified view of Ishvara.