Shloka 49

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

सो ऽन्वीक्ष्य भगवानीशः सगर्वं गर्वशान्तये / स्वकं देहं विदार्यास्मै भस्मराशिमदर्शयत्

Transliteration

so 'nvīkṣya bhagavānīśaḥ sagarvaṃ garvaśāntaye / svakaṃ dehaṃ vidāryāsmai bhasmarāśimadarśayat

Translation

Nang makita siyang namamaga sa pagmamataas, ang Mapalad na Panginoong Īśa, upang pawiin ang kayabangan, ay binuksan ang sarili Niyang katawan at ipinakita sa kanya ang isang bunton ng abo.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्वीक्ष्य: having observed
• अन्वीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having observed/considered’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• सगर्वम्: proud
• सगर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गर्व (प्रातिपदिक); स + गर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-रहित ‘with pride’ qualifying implied person (him)

• गर्वशान्तये: for the calming of (his) pride
• गर्वशान्तये: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व-शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक); गर्व + शान्ति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (for the pacification of pride)

• स्वकम्: his own
• स्वकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; देहम् विशेषण

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विदार्य: having torn open
• विदार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-दॄ/दृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having torn/split’

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to him’

• भस्मराशिम्: a heap of ashes
• भस्मराशिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्म-राशि (प्रातिपदिक); भस्म + राशि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (heap of ashes)

• अदर्शयत्: showed
• अदर्शयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘made (him) see/showed’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Lord Īśa’s act)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Śiva)

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FAQs

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

By revealing the body as reducible to ash, the verse points to the non-essential nature of the physical form, implying that true identity is not the perishable body but the imperishable Self known through Ishvara’s grace and right knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the foundational Pāśupata discipline of ego-pacification (garva-śānti) and vairāgya: contemplation on bodily impermanence (often symbolized by bhasma) as a means to steady the mind for devotion (bhakti) and insight (jñāna).

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

Though Śiva is explicitly named as Īśa here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats the supreme Lord as one Ishvara honored through multiple forms; the teaching function—destroying ego and turning the seeker toward liberation—aligns with the text’s Shaiva-Vaishnava unity.