Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

एवं स भगवानीशो देवदारुवने हरः / चचार हरिणा भिक्षां मायया मोहयन् जगत्

Transliteration

evaṃ sa bhagavānīśo devadāruvane haraḥ / cacāra hariṇā bhikṣāṃ māyayā mohayan jagat

Translation

एवं स भगवानीशो देवदारुवने हरः । चचार हरिणा भिक्षां मायया मोहयन् जगत् ॥

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masc nom sg pronoun)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-संज्ञा (masc nom sg)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• देवदारु-वने: in the deodar forest
• देवदारु-वने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारु (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवदारोः वनम्) (neuter loc sg)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• चचार: wandered
• चचार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (he wandered)

• हरिणा: as/with a deer (guise)
• हरिणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (masc instr sg)

• भिक्षाम्: alms
• भिक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (fem acc sg)

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (fem instr sg)

• मोहयन्: deluding
• मोहयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘सः/हरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (masc nom sg)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing Shiva’s līlā in the Devadāru forest

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Hara, Isha)
• Devadaru Forest (Daruvana)
• Maya

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FAQs

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

It implies the Lord’s transcendence: the same Īśa who is beyond the world can also enter it through māyā, using divine play to reveal that worldly perception is unstable and dependent on higher reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to viveka (discernment) as essential to Yoga: one must see through māyā and not be carried away by appearances—an underlying prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented renunciation, inner steadiness, and devotion to Īśvara.

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

By presenting Hara as Bhagavān and Īśa acting through māyā, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where supreme divinity is expressed through shared lordship—supporting a non-sectarian, unity-oriented reading across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames.