Shloka 26

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

या संध्या सा जगत्सूतिर्मायातीता हि निष्कला / ऐश्वरी तु पराशक्तिस्तत्त्वत्रयसमुद्भवा

Transliteration

yā saṃdhyā sā jagatsūtirmāyātītā hi niṣkalā / aiśvarī tu parāśaktistattvatrayasamudbhavā

Translation

وہی ‘سندھیا’ جگت کی ماں ہے—مایا سے ماورا، بےجزو اور بےحد۔ وہی اقتدارِ الٰہی کی پرَا شکتی ہے، جس سے تَتّووں کی تثلیث پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• yā: which (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• saṃdhyā: twilight worship; Sandhyā
• saṃdhyā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• sā: that (she)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• jagat-sūtiḥ: source/birth of the world
• jagat-sūtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + sūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (जगतः सूतिः)

• māyā-atītā: beyond māyā
• māyā-atītā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (कृदन्त; √i (धातु) + ati, past participle)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; Kta-pratyaya (क्त), bhūtakāla-kṛdanta; (मायाम् अतीता)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• niṣkalā: partless; without divisions
• niṣkalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• aiśvarī: sovereign; divine
• aiśvarī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• tu: but/and
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, contrastive particle

• parā-śaktiḥ: the supreme power
• parā-śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; Karmadhāraya (परा च सा शक्तिः)

• tattva-traya-samudbhavā: arising from the triad of principles
• tattva-traya-samudbhavā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa (तत्त्वत्रयात् समुद्भवा)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis (Iśvara-gītā style teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Māyā
• Parāśakti
• Īśvara

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FAQs

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

By describing the ultimate source as māyātīta (beyond Māyā) and niṣkalā (partless), the verse points to a supreme reality that is not fragmented by attributes or change—supporting an inner, non-dual ground of being that underlies creation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative Yoga that fixes awareness on the māyātīta, niṣkalā principle—meditating on the transcendent Parā-Śakti/Īśvara beyond mental constructions, a foundation for Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption (samādhi) described across the Upari-bhāga’s teachings.

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

By centering on Īśvara’s supreme Śakti as the source of cosmic principles, it aligns with the Purāṇa’s synthetic theology: the one sovereign reality (Īśvara) is taught through Vishnu (Kūrma) while employing Śaiva metaphysics (Śakti, tattva-doctrine), implying unity rather than sectarian separation.