Shloka 84

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

वेदाश्चैव तथा सर्वे सहांगोपनिषत्क्रियाः । स्वपित्येकार्णवे चैव यदाश्चर्यमभूत्पुरा

Transliteration

vedāścaiva tathā sarve sahāṃgopaniṣatkriyāḥ | svapityekārṇave caiva yadāścaryamabhūtpurā

Translation

वेदाः सर्वे तथाङ्गोपनिषत्क्रियासहिताः स्वपित्येकार्णवे तस्मिन् आसन्; तत्र पुरा किमप्याश्चर्यं समभवत्।

Word by Word

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying vedāḥ

• saha-aṅga-upaniṣat-kriyāḥ: (the rites) along with the Vedāṅgas and Upaniṣads
• saha-aṅga-upaniṣat-kriyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + upaniṣad (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); compound meaning 'rites with limbs and Upaniṣads'

• sva-pitṛ-eka-arṇave: in the single ocean (of his father)
• sva-pitṛ-eka-arṇave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); 'in the one ocean of (his) father' (contextual)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• āścaryam: a wonder
• āścaryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1) or Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); here as subject-complement

• abhūt: occurred/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to attribute to Pulastya–Bhīṣma or another dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: vedāḥ+ca+eva→vedāścaiva; sahā+aṅga+upaniṣat+kriyāḥ compounded; sva+pitṛ+eka+arṇave→svapityekārṇave (pitṛ→pitr- with sandhi); yadā+āścaryam→yadāścaryam; abhūt+purā→abhūtpurā.

FAQs

What is the significance of mentioning the Vedas, Vedāṅgas, Upaniṣads, and rituals together in this verse?

It presents the entire Vedic revelation as a complete system—texts, interpretive limbs, philosophical teachings, and ritual practice—implying that sacred knowledge remains intact even amid cosmic upheaval.

What does “ekārṇava” (single ocean) indicate in Purāṇic cosmology?

It commonly denotes a primordial or dissolution state where the world is submerged in one vast ocean (a pralaya-like setting), serving as the backdrop for creation or a divine marvel.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by this verse’s imagery?

The imagery suggests continuity and preservation of dharma: even when external forms dissolve, the principles of sacred knowledge and right practice are upheld and re-emerge as the cosmos renews.