Shloka 42

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

यस्तु योगं तथा मोक्षमन्विच्छेज्ज्ञानमैश्वरम् / सोर्ऽचयेद् वै विरूपाक्षं प्रयत्नेनेश्वरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

yastu yogaṃ tathā mokṣamanvicchejjñānamaiśvaram / sor'cayed vai virūpākṣaṃ prayatneneśvareśvaram

Translation

ผู้ใดแสวงหาโยคะ โมกษะ และญาณอันเป็นไอศวรรยะ พึงเพียรบูชาวิรูปากษะ—มหาอีศวร ผู้เป็นเจ้าเหนือเหล่าอีศวรทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/and
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: and also, likewise
• तथा: Discourse/Adverb (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (also/likewise)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अन्विच्छेत्: should seek after
• अन्विच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः अनु-

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऐश्वरम्: lordly, divine, pertaining to sovereignty
• ऐश्वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ज्ञानम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• विरूपाक्षम्: Virūpākṣa (Śiva)
• विरूपाक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ईश्वर-ईश्वरम्: the Lord of (all) lords
• ईश्वर-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ईश्वराणाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the seeker/sages in a Shaiva-Vaishnava framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Virupaksha
• Shiva
• Ishvara

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It links liberation to aiśvara-jñāna—knowledge grounded in the Supreme Lord (Īśvara), implying that true realization culminates in God-centered wisdom rather than mere intellectual learning.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti-yukta sādhanā: diligent worship (arcana) of Virūpākṣa as a direct means supporting Yoga and leading toward mokṣa, aligning devotion with yogic discipline.

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

With Kurma (Vishnu) recommending worship of Virūpākṣa (Shiva) as the Lord of lords, it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance that the highest reality is approachable through Shiva-worship without contradicting Vaishnava devotion.