Shloka 84

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

Devanagari script

स मायी मायया सर्वं करोति विकरोति च / तमेव मुक्तये ज्ञात्वा व्रजेत शरणं भवम्

Transliteration

sa māyī māyayā sarvaṃ karoti vikaroti ca / tameva muktaye jñātvā vrajeta śaraṇaṃ bhavam

Translation

พระผู้ทรงมายานั้น ด้วยมายาของพระองค์ทรงให้สรรพสิ่งบังเกิด และทรงแปรเปลี่ยนสรรพสิ่งด้วย เมื่อรู้ว่าพระองค์เท่านั้นเป็นหนทางสู่โมกษะ พึงไปถึงที่พึ่งคือภวะ (พระศิวะ)

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• māyī: possessing māyā
• māyī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessor of māyā)

• māyayā: by māyā
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश (pronoun-like)

• karoti: does/makes
• karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vikaroti: alters/transforms
• vikaroti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• muktaye: for liberation
• muktaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• vrajet: one should go
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (as goal)

• bhavam: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवनाम

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gītā-style discourse (Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Māyā
• Bhava (Śiva)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the conscious Lord who wields māyā—creating and transforming the universe—yet remains the single reality to be realized for mokṣa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna (right knowing) and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as core disciplines: discern the Lord behind māyā, then steady the mind in devotional surrender to Bhava, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented liberation teachings.

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

With Kūrma (Vishnu) directing the seeker to Bhava (Śiva) as liberating refuge, it signals the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian unity: the Supreme is one, approached through Śiva as the salvific Lord.