Shloka 7

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

यो ऽज्ञानान्मोचयेत् क्षिप्रं प्रसन्नो भक्तवत्सलः / तमेव मोचकं रुद्रमाकाशे ददृशुः परम्

Transliteration

yo 'jñānānmocayet kṣipraṃ prasanno bhaktavatsalaḥ / tameva mocakaṃ rudramākāśe dadṛśuḥ param

Translation

ప్రసన్నుడై భక్తవత్సలుడై అజ్ఞానం నుండి త్వరగా విముక్తి కలిగించేవాడు—ఆ పరమ మోచకుడు రుద్రుడినే వారు ఆకాశంలో దర్శించారు.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neut), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• मोचयेत्: may/should liberate
• मोचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) = √मुच् → मोचयति

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रसन्नः: gracious, pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √सद्/सद् (धातु) + क्त; प्र+ )
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• भक्त-वत्सलः: fond of devotees
• भक्त-वत्सलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानां वत्सलः = affectionate to devotees)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मोचकम्: the liberator
• मोचकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोचक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √मुच् (धातु) + ण्वुल्/अक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) रुद्रम्/तम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic discourse (describing what was seen/realized)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)

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FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme as the power that removes ajñāna (ignorance); liberation is framed as the dawning of true knowledge through divine grace, pointing to the Atman/Brahman as realized when ignorance is dispelled.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes prasāda (divine grace) and bhakti as decisive aids to mokṣa—core to the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-leaning Pāśupata orientation, where disciplined practice is fulfilled by the Lord’s liberating intervention that cuts ignorance.

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

By presenting Rudra as the Supreme Liberator, it supports the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality can be praised as Rudra while remaining consistent with a broader Shiva–Vishnu unity theme in Purāṇic theology.