Shloka 25

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

यजन्ति विविधैर्यज्ञैर्ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् / तेषां च ब्रह्मसायुज्यं सारूप्यं च सलोकता

Transliteration

yajanti vividhairyajñairbrahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / teṣāṃ ca brahmasāyujyaṃ sārūpyaṃ ca salokatā

Translation

وہ طرح طرح کے یَجْنوں کے ذریعے پرمیشٹھھی برہما کی عبادت کرتے ہیں؛ اور انہیں برہما کے ساتھ سَایُجْیَ، سَارُوپْیَ اور سَلوکتَا کی منزلیں حاصل ہوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• yajanti: they worship/sacrifice
• yajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (यज् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (agreeing with yajñaiḥ), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana

• yajñaiḥ: sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• parameṣṭhinam: the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• parameṣṭhinam: Karma (कर्म/Object; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to brahmāṇam

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/particle)

• brahma-sāyujyam: union with Brahman
• brahma-sāyujyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied ‘(bhavati)’/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘brahmaṇā sāyujyam’ (union with Brahman)

• sārūpyam: similarity of form
• sārūpyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; coordinated result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārūpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• sa-lokatā: residence in the same world
• sa-lokatā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; coordinated result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/indeclinable prefix ‘with’) + lokatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘sa-loka-tā’ = being in the same world (with the deity)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; likely Vyāsa/Sūta framing)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Parameṣṭhin
• Brahma-loka
• Yajña

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FAQs

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

It presents a graded, result-oriented (phala) framework: ritual worship leads to proximity-based attainments (sāyujya, sārūpya, salokatā) with Brahmā, implying that higher realization is approached through ordered spiritual disciplines rather than instant non-dual identification.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in its Vedic form—yajña as disciplined sacred action—showing how regulated practice within dharma becomes a means to refined post-mortem attainments such as Brahma-loka.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis: worship is presented as graded and goal-specific (here, Brahmā as the object), while the broader Kurma Purana integrates such ritual paths with higher theistic and yogic teachings where sectarian boundaries are ultimately harmonized.