Shloka 17

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

स गौतमवचः श्रुत्वा युवनाश्वो महीपतिः / आराधयन्महायोगं वासुदेवं सनातनम्

Transliteration

sa gautamavacaḥ śrutvā yuvanāśvo mahīpatiḥ / ārādhayanmahāyogaṃ vāsudevaṃ sanātanam

Translation

గౌతముని వచనములు విని భూపతి యువనాశ్వుడు మహాయోగమునందు సాక్షాత్కార్యుడైన సనాతన వాసుదేవుని ఆరాధన ప్రారంభించెను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गौतमवचः: Gautama’s words
• गौतमवचः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गौतमस्य वचः’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• युवनाश्वः: Yuvanāśva
• युवनाश्वः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवनाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महीपतिः: king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: समानाधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition) युवनाश्वः-इति

• आराधयन्: worshipping
• आराधयन्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महायोगम्: the great Yoga (greatly united one)
• महायोगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (object) आराधयन्-इति

• वासुदेवम्: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; महायोगम्-इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) वासुदेवम्-इति

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the event; instruction attributed to Sage Gautama)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Yuvanāśva
• Vāsudeva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By identifying Vāsudeva as “sanātana” and the object of “mahāyoga,” the verse frames the Supreme as timeless and realizable through highest yogic discipline—suggesting the Atman’s fulfillment in the eternal Lord as inner ruler and ultimate refuge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds “mahāyoga” as a comprehensive discipline—devotional worship (ārādhana) integrated with yogic realization—where focused practice culminates in direct orientation to Vāsudeva as the supreme reality.

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

While explicitly naming Vāsudeva, it uses the broad yogic category “mahāyoga,” a term also common in Śaiva currents; this supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the Supreme is approached through shared yogic-theistic language rather than sectarian separation.