Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

महादेव उवाच न कदाचिदियं विप्रा मनसाप्यन्यमिच्छति / नाहमेनामपि तथा विमुञ्चामि कदाचन

Transliteration

mahādeva uvāca na kadācidiyaṃ viprā manasāpyanyamicchati / nāhamenāmapi tathā vimuñcāmi kadācana

Translation

พระมหาเทวะตรัสว่า “ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย นางไม่เคยแม้ในใจปรารถนาผู้อื่นเลย; และเราก็มิได้ละทิ้งนางในกาลใดๆ”

Word by Word

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः — ‘the great god’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• कदाचित्: ever
• कदाचित्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘ever/at any time’

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रा: O brāhmaṇa (sage)
• विप्रा: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular) — address to ‘O brāhmaṇa/sage’

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘by mind’

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्भावना/अपवाद (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — ‘even/also’

• अन्यम्: another (man)
• अन्यम्: कर्म (Object of इच्छति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘another (man)’

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘I’

• एनाम्: her
• एनाम्: कर्म (Object of विमुञ्चामि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘her’

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्भावना/अपवाद (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — ‘even/also’

• तथा: thus
• तथा: प्रकार (Manner adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘thus/in that way’

• विमुञ्चामि: release/abandon
• विमुञ्चामि: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘ever/at any time’

Speaker

Mahadeva (Shiva)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Vipras (Brahmanas)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By stressing exclusive, unwavering attachment (ananya-niṣṭhā), the verse implies a one-pointed orientation that supports inner steadiness—an essential prerequisite for realizing the Self beyond fluctuating mental desires.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to ekāgratā (single-pointedness) and ananya-bhakti (exclusive devotion), which in the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethos function as stabilizers of mind—supporting dhyāna and disciplined restraint of mental wandering.

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

Though Vishnu is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames such statements of steadfast divine bond as compatible with non-sectarian theology: the supreme commitment to dharma and devotion is shared across Shiva and Vishnu traditions.