Shloka 151

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

समेत्य ते महात्मानो मुनयो ब्रह्मवादिनः / वितेनिरे बहून् वादान्नध्यात्मज्ञानसंश्रयान्

Transliteration

sametya te mahātmāno munayo brahmavādinaḥ / vitenire bahūn vādānnadhyātmajñānasaṃśrayān

Translation

เมื่อมาชุมนุมกันแล้ว เหล่ามุนีผู้มหาตมะ—ผู้ประกาศพรหมัน—ได้แสดงการสนทนาโต้แย้งมากมาย อาศัยญาณแห่งอธยาตมะ (ความรู้ภายในตน)

Word by Word

• समेत्य: having assembled
• समेत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम् / adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: सम्+इ (to come together)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.) / सर्वनाम

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• ब्रह्मवादिनः: expounders of Brahman
• ब्रह्मवादिनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः वादिनः = speakers of Brahman); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• वितेनिरे: they propounded/spread
• वितेनिरे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-तन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; धातु: वि+तन् (to spread/extend)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural, masc.)

• वादान्: arguments/discourses
• वादान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural, masc.)

• अध्यात्मज्ञानसंश्रयान्: resting on spiritual knowledge
• अध्यात्मज्ञानसंश्रयान्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म + ज्ञान + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (अध्यात्मस्य ज्ञानस्य संश्रयाः = based on spiritual knowledge); पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural, masc.), वादान् विशेषयति

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the sages’ assembly; within the broader Kurma Purana dialogue framework associated with Lord Kūrma’s teachings).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Brahmavādins
• Adhyātma-jñāna

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FAQs

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

It frames the sages’ teaching as rooted in adhyātma-jñāna—knowledge of the inner Self—implying that true understanding of reality begins with inward realization of Ātman/Brahman rather than merely external ritual or argument.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While no single technique is named, the verse emphasizes adhyātma-jñāna as the basis of discourse—pointing to yogic inwardness: self-inquiry, contemplation, and meditative assimilation of spiritual truth, consistent with Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented instruction.

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

Indirectly: by centering Brahman/inner-Self knowledge as the foundation, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where ultimate reality transcends exclusive labels—harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava approaches through adhyātma-jñāna.