Shloka 45

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

यत्र मङ्कणको रुद्रं प्रपन्नः परमेश्वरम् / आराधयामास हरं पञ्चक्षरपरायणः

Transliteration

yatra maṅkaṇako rudraṃ prapannaḥ parameśvaram / ārādhayāmāsa haraṃ pañcakṣaraparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นเอง มังกณกะได้พึ่งพระรุทรา ผู้เป็นปรเมศวร แล้วบูชาพระหระด้วยภักติอันแน่วแน่ โดยตั้งมั่นทั้งสิ้นในมนต์ห้าพยางค์

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• मङ्कणकः: Maṅkaṇaka (a sage)
• मङ्कणकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्कणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

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

• प्रपन्नः: having surrendered
• प्रपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पद्/पद् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past active participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having taken refuge/surrendered’

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘परमः ईश्वरः’)

• आराधयामास: worshipped
• आराधयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः आ

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• पञ्चक्षरपरायणः: devoted to the five-syllabled (mantra)
• पञ्चक्षरपरायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + अक्षर + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘पञ्चाक्षरे परायणः’ = devoted to the five-syllabled mantra)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya flow)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maṅkaṇaka
• Rudra
• Parameśvara
• Hara
• Pañcakṣara (Namaḥ Śivāya)

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FAQs

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

By calling Rudra “Parameśvara” and emphasizing surrender (prapatti), the verse points to the Supreme Lord as the ultimate refuge—implying that liberation is grounded in aligning the self with the highest reality through devotion and recognition of divine supremacy.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights mantra-yoga centered on the pañcakṣara (“Namaḥ Śivāya”) combined with prapatti (total surrender). In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-leaning discipline, steady japa, one-pointedness (parāyaṇatā), and worship (ārādhana) function as practical limbs leading toward inner purification and contemplation.

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

Within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, devotion to Rudra as Parameśvara is presented without sectarian conflict—supporting the Purāṇic vision where supreme divinity is honored through complementary forms, and Shiva-bhakti is integrated into the text’s Vaishnava-Kurma narrative frame.