Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

त्वं हि वेत्सि जगत्यस्मिन् यत्किञ्चिदपि चेष्टितम् / अनुग्रहेण विश्वेश तदस्माननुपालय

Transliteration

tvaṃ hi vetsi jagatyasmin yatkiñcidapi ceṣṭitam / anugraheṇa viśveśa tadasmānanupālaya

Translation

இந்த உலகில் எத்தகைய இயக்கமும் முயற்சியும் எதுவாயினும் அதை நீயே அறிவாய். ஆகவே ஹே விஸ்வேஸ்வரா, அருளால் எங்களைப் பாதுகாப்பாயாக.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 2nd-person pronoun

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Hetu-nipāta (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/causal)

• वेत्सि: you know
• वेत्सि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘you know’

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; relative pronoun (correlative with तत्)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; indefinite pronoun

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• चेष्टितम्: act/deed
• चेष्टितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित (कृदन्त; √चेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘done/acted’ used as noun ‘act/deed’

• अनुग्रहेण: by (your) grace
• अनुग्रहेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विश्वेश: O Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विश्वस्य ईशः’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 1st-person pronoun

• अनुपालय: protect (us)
• अनुपालय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+√पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing the Supreme Lord (Viśveśa) within the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-Gita-style devotional-philosophical frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa (Lord of the Universe)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as all-knowing (omniscient) with complete awareness of every intention and action in the world, implying an Ishvara who pervades and oversees all beings and their movements.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and reliance on anugraha (divine grace), which in the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-oriented teaching complements discipline and meditation by grounding practice in surrender to the Lord.

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

By addressing the Supreme as Viśveśa (“Lord of the universe”), the verse uses a title common to Śaiva devotion while appearing in a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa setting, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis around one supreme Ishvara.