Shloka 45

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

तस्या वचनमाकर्ण्य शङ्कमाना महर्षयः / सर्वे जग्मुर्महायोगं ब्रह्माणं विश्वसंभवम्

Transliteration

tasyā vacanamākarṇya śaṅkamānā maharṣayaḥ / sarve jagmurmahāyogaṃ brahmāṇaṃ viśvasaṃbhavam

Translation

اُس کے کلام کو سن کر شک میں مبتلا بڑے رِشی سب مل کر مہایوگی، کائنات کے سرچشمہ برہما کے پاس گئے۔

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म) (object of ākarṇya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛ/√karṇ (धातु: √śru sense) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त/ल्यप्), from ā-√karṇ/ākarṇay (to hear, listen) ‘having heard’

• śaṅkamānāḥ: suspecting / apprehensive
• śaṅkamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifying maharṣayaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṅk (धातु)
• Form: Present middle participle (शानच्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘great sages’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of maharṣayaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• mahā-yogam: to the great yogin
• mahā-yogam: Karma (कर्म) (object/goal with gam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘the great yogin’ (epithet)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म) (apposition to mahā-yogam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśva-saṃbhavam: source of the universe
• viśva-saṃbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of brahmāṇam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘origin/source of the universe’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the sages' action)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maharshis
• Brahma

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it shows sages turning to a higher authority for certainty, implying that ultimate truth requires guidance from a realized source; the verse itself focuses on Brahmā as cosmic origin, not a direct ātman teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is prescribed; Brahmā is called “mahāyogin,” signaling that yogic mastery and contemplative realization are the basis for authoritative knowledge in the Purāṇic tradition.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it frames a Purāṇic hierarchy where sages seek Brahmā’s clarification—often a narrative bridge that later supports the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.