Shloka 26

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

कौशिल्यो याज्ञवल्क्योथ योगमध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम् । यतोऽध्यगान्नृपवराद्धृदयग्रंथिभेदनम्

Transliteration

kauśilyo yājñavalkyotha yogamadhyātmyasaṃjñakam | yato'dhyagānnṛpavarāddhṛdayagraṃthibhedanam

Translation

Pagkaraan, natutuhan ni Kauśilya Yājñavalkya mula sa dakilang haring iyon ang yoga na tinatawag na landas ng panloob na espiritu—na siyang pumuputol sa buhol ng puso.

Word by Word

• कौशिल्यः: Kauśilya
• कौशिल्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (sequencing particle)

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम्: called ‘Adhyātmya’ (spiritual)
• अध्यात्म्यसंज्ञकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध: ‘अध्यात्म्य-नामकः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies योगम्)

• यतः: from which; whereby
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (relative adverb ‘from which/whereby’)

• अध्यगात्: he learned/understood
• अध्यगात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नृपवरात्: from the best of kings
• नृपवरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयवत्: ‘श्रेष्ठो नृपः’), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• हृदयग्रन्थिभेदनम्: the cutting of the heart-knot
• हृदयग्रन्थिभेदनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रन्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + भेदन (प्रातिपदिक; from भिद्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘हृदयस्य ग्रन्थेः भेदनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Yajnavalkya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights adhyātma-yoga as the liberating discipline that severs the ‘heart-knot’—the deep bondage of ego, ignorance, and attachment—leading the seeker toward Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) and moksha.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship (such as Linga-puja with mantra and devotion) purifies the mind, and that purified mind becomes fit for adhyātma-yoga—inner contemplation through which the heart-knot is broken and the truth of Shiva is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to an inward yogic practice (adhyātma): steady meditation and self-inquiry grounded in Shaiva devotion; as supportive aids, Shiva Purana commonly recommends japa (especially the Panchakshara), along with disciplines like bhasma and rudraksha to stabilize sadhana.