Shloka 14

Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision

Devanagari script

ततः पाशुपताः सर्वे हृष्टसर्वतनूरुहाः / नेमुरव्यग्रमनसः प्रोचुः सत्यवतीसुतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ pāśupatāḥ sarve hṛṣṭasarvatanūruhāḥ / nemuravyagramanasaḥ procuḥ satyavatīsutam

Translation

پھر تمام پاشوپت بھکت—خوشی سے جن کے بدن پر رونگٹے کھڑے ہو گئے—بے اضطراب دل کے ساتھ سجدہ ریز ہوئے اور ستیوتی کے پتر (ویاس) سے عرض کرنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण—context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb: 'then/from that')

• pāśupatāḥ: the Pāśupatas (followers of Paśupati)
• pāśupatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśupata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of pāśupatāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पाशुपताः)

• hṛṣṭa-sarva-tanū-ruhāḥ: whose body-hairs all stood thrilled (with joy)
• hṛṣṭa-sarva-tanū-ruhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of pāśupatāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त) + sarva + tanū + ruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (हृष्टाः सर्वे तनूरुहाः येषां ते)

• nemuḥ: they bowed
• nemuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• avyagra-manasaḥ: with undistracted minds
• avyagra-manasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of pāśupatāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vyagra + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अव्यग्रम् मनः येषां ते)

• procuḥ: they said, they spoke forth
• procuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• satyavatī-sutam: the son of Satyavatī (Vyāsa)
• satyavatī-sutam: Karma (कर्म/Object—addressed person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyavatī + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सत्यवत्याः सुतः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the Pāśupatas’ actions before they speak to Vyāsa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Pāśupatas
• Paśupati (Śiva)
• Satyavatī’s son (Vyāsa)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it highlights the disciplined, undistracted mind (avyagra-manasaḥ) and devotional absorption—inner steadiness that Purāṇic yoga treats as supportive for realizing the Self beyond agitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to ekāgratā/mental one-pointedness (avyagra-manasaḥ) and reverential surrender to an authoritative teacher (Vyāsa), a common Purāṇic framing for receiving yoga instruction such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.

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

By foregrounding Pāśupata (Śaiva) devotees approaching Vyāsa within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, it reflects a non-sectarian Purāṇic model where Śaiva devotion and Vaiṣṇava transmission coexist within one sacred narrative lineage.