Shloka 128

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

Devanagari script

सांख्ययोगो द्विधा ज्ञेयः पुरुषाणां हि साधनम् / योगेन सहितं सांख्यं पुरुषाणां विमुक्तिदम्

Transliteration

sāṃkhyayogo dvidhā jñeyaḥ puruṣāṇāṃ hi sādhanam / yogena sahitaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ vimuktidam

Translation

సాంఖ్యము మరియు యోగము—దేహధారుల సాధనముగా ఇవి ద్వివిధమని తెలుసుకోవాలి; యోగముతో కూడిన సాంఖ్యమే పురుషులకు విముక్తిని ప్రసాదించును.

Word by Word

• सांख्ययोगः: Sāṅkhya and Yoga (as a system)
• सांख्ययोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सांख्यश्च योगश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समाहार/एकवचन-प्रयोग)

• द्विधा: in two ways
• द्विधा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in two ways)

• ज्ञेयः: to be known
• ज्ञेयः: Karya (कार्य/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव्य (gerundive: ‘to be known’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सांख्ययोगः इति विशेषण/विधेय

• पुरुषाणाम्: of men / of persons
• पुरुषाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• साधनम्: means; practice
• साधनम्: Karya (कार्य/Predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• योगेन: with Yoga / by Yoga
• योगेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सहितम्: combined; accompanied
• सहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सांख्यम् इति विशेषण

• सांख्यम्: Sāṅkhya
• सांख्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरुषाणाम्: of persons
• पुरुषाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• विमुक्तिदम्: giving liberation
• विमुक्तिदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्ति + द (धातु: दा/दम् ‘to give’) → द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: विमुक्तेः दम्/दः = विमुक्तिदम् ‘giver of liberation’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सांख्यम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gītā-style instruction

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sāṃkhya
• Yoga
• Puruṣa
• Vimukti (Liberation)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as arising from discriminative insight (Sāṃkhya) strengthened by yogic discipline—implying that clear discernment of the self from nature becomes effective when stabilized through Yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Yoga as the practical complement to Sāṃkhya—i.e., meditative steadiness, inner restraint, and contemplative absorption that make philosophical discernment transformative and liberation-yielding.

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

By presenting a unified soteriology—knowledge plus yogic practice—it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian labels recede and liberation is taught through integrated śāstric paths associated across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.