Shloka 6

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

अनाद्यन्तं महादेवं पूर्वमेवाहमीश्वरम् / दृष्टवानिति भक्त्या ते रुद्रन्यस्तधियो ऽभवन्

Transliteration

anādyantaṃ mahādevaṃ pūrvamevāhamīśvaram / dṛṣṭavāniti bhaktyā te rudranyastadhiyo 'bhavan

Translation

“ข้าได้เห็นมหาเทวะผู้ไร้ต้นไร้ปลาย—อีศวร—มาก่อนแล้ว” ด้วยศรัทธาภักดีเช่นนั้น เขาทั้งหลายจึงมอบจิตทั้งหมดไว้แด่รุทรา।

Word by Word

• अनादि-अन्तम्: beginningless and endless
• अनादि-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative singular; adjectival)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• पूर्वम्: formerly / earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Nominative singular)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• दृष्टवान्: having seen
• दृष्टवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular); कर्तरि प्रयोग (agentive)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental singular)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Genitive singular)

• रुद्र-न्यस्त-धियः: whose minds were placed on Rudra
• रुद्र-न्यस्त-धियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यस्त (नि+अस्/स्था?; √अस्/√स्था? here as past passive participle of नि+अस्/नि+स्था in sense 'placed') + धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुवचन-विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative plural; adjectival)

• अभवन्: became / were
• अभवन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect, past); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person plural)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic discourse (describing devotees oriented to Rudra)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Ishvara
• Rudra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling Mahādeva “anādi–ananta” (beginningless and endless) and “Īśvara,” the verse points to an absolute, timeless Lord as the supreme reality to be directly realized (darśana) through devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The phrase “rudra-nyasta-dhiyaḥ” implies a yogic discipline of fixing and surrendering the mind in Rudra—steady contemplation (dhyāna) and single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) characteristic of Śaiva/Pāśupata-leaning spiritual practice in the Purāṇic milieu.

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

Though the verse names Rudra/Mahādeva as Īśvara, the Kurma Purāṇa’s broader synthesis treats the supreme lordship as one reality approached through different divine forms—supporting a non-sectarian, integrative (Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava) theological stance.