Shloka 22

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

षण्मासान् नियताहारो ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः / उषित्वा तत्र विप्रेन्द्रा यास्यन्ति परमं पदम्

Transliteration

ṣaṇmāsān niyatāhāro brahmacārī samāhitaḥ / uṣitvā tatra viprendrā yāsyanti paramaṃ padam

Translation

เมื่อพำนักอยู่ที่นั่นหกเดือน—สำรวมอาหาร ตั้งมั่นในพรหมจรรย์ และจิตภายในสงบแน่วแน่—โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย ย่อมบรรลุปรมบท.

Word by Word

• षण्मासान्: six months (for a period)
• षण्मासान्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक; षट्+मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Dvigu compound used as count-unit

• नियताहारः: one with regulated food
• नियताहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘regulated-diet’ as a qualifier-noun

• ब्रह्मचारी: celibate student
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) → उषित्वा (कृदन्त, त्वान्त)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having dwelt’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपमानार्थ ‘श्रेष्ठः विप्राणाम्’

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘पदम्’

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator conveying the teaching to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
• Paramam Padam (Supreme State/Mokṣa)

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FAQs

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

By pointing to “paramaṃ padam” as the goal reached through inner collectedness (samāhita), the verse implies liberation as an inward realization attained through disciplined purification rather than mere ritual status.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes niyama-like restraints: regulated diet (niyatāhāra), brahmacarya (conservation of vital energy and sense-restraint), and mental integration (samāhita), which together support sustained meditation and yogic steadiness.

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

While not naming either deity, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: the same supreme goal (paramaṃ padam) is reached through yogic discipline valued in both Shaiva (Pāśupata-leaning) and Vaishnava soteriology.