Shloka 25

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

यजन्ति विविधैर्यज्ञैर्ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् / तेषां च ब्रह्मसायुज्यं सारूप्यं च सलोकता

Transliteration

yajanti vividhairyajñairbrahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / teṣāṃ ca brahmasāyujyaṃ sārūpyaṃ ca salokatā

Translation

వారు అనేక విధాల యజ్ఞాలతో పరమేష్ఠి బ్రహ్మను ఆరాధిస్తారు; వారికి బ్రహ్మసాయుజ్యం, సారూప్యం మరియు సలోకత అనే సిద్ధులు కలుగుతాయి।

Word by Word

• yajanti: they worship/sacrifice
• yajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (यज् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (agreeing with yajñaiḥ), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana

• yajñaiḥ: sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• parameṣṭhinam: the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• parameṣṭhinam: Karma (कर्म/Object; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to brahmāṇam

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/particle)

• brahma-sāyujyam: union with Brahman
• brahma-sāyujyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied ‘(bhavati)’/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘brahmaṇā sāyujyam’ (union with Brahman)

• sārūpyam: similarity of form
• sārūpyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; coordinated result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārūpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• sa-lokatā: residence in the same world
• sa-lokatā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; coordinated result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/indeclinable prefix ‘with’) + lokatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘sa-loka-tā’ = being in the same world (with the deity)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; likely Vyāsa/Sūta framing)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Parameṣṭhin
• Brahma-loka
• Yajña

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents a graded, result-oriented (phala) framework: ritual worship leads to proximity-based attainments (sāyujya, sārūpya, salokatā) with Brahmā, implying that higher realization is approached through ordered spiritual disciplines rather than instant non-dual identification.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in its Vedic form—yajña as disciplined sacred action—showing how regulated practice within dharma becomes a means to refined post-mortem attainments such as Brahma-loka.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis: worship is presented as graded and goal-specific (here, Brahmā as the object), while the broader Kurma Purana integrates such ritual paths with higher theistic and yogic teachings where sectarian boundaries are ultimately harmonized.