Shloka 75

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

एतावदुक्त्वा भगवाञ्जगामादर्शनं हरः / तत्रैव भक्तियोगेन रुद्रामाराधयन्मुनिः

Transliteration

etāvaduktvā bhagavāñjagāmādarśanaṃ haraḥ / tatraiva bhaktiyogena rudrāmārādhayanmuniḥ

Translation

ఇంత మాత్రమే చెప్పి భగవాన్ హరుడు అదృశ్యమయ్యాడు. అక్కడే ముని భక్తియోగంతో రుద్రుని ఆరాధిస్తూ ఉన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much
• एतावत्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘having said’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रमाणवाचक ‘so much/this much’

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having said’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदर्शनम्: to non-visibility; out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘invisibility/non-appearance’ (goal/state)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed; right there
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• भक्ति-योगेन: by bhakti-yoga
• भक्ति-योगेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘भक्तेः योगः’ = by devotion-yoga

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आराधयन्: worshipping
• आराधयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराधयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘worshipping’

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Hara’s departure and the sage’s practice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Rudra
• Shiva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By showing Hara’s sudden “disappearance from sight,” the verse points to the Lord as not limited to sensory perception; realization is sustained through inner discipline (bhakti-yoga), implying the Divine is apprehended inwardly rather than merely seen outwardly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Bhakti-yoga is explicitly highlighted: steadfast devotional worship (ārādhana/upāsanā) performed continuously “right there,” emphasizing single-pointed devotion and perseverance as a yogic method aligned with Rudra-centered (Pāśupata) spirituality.

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

In the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing tone, devotion as yoga is presented as a valid path irrespective of sectarian framing; worship of Rudra is treated as spiritually complete, consistent with the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony where the Divine is approached through complementary names and forms.