Shloka 44

The Vena Episode and the Sukalā Narrative: The Speaking Sow, Pulastya’s Curse, and Indra’s Appeal

Devanagari script

सर्वेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य मनसा सममेव च । एवं स्थितस्तदा योगी पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

sarvendriyāṇi saṃyamya manasā samameva ca | evaṃ sthitastadā yogī pulastyo munisattamaḥ

Translation

他摄伏一切诸根，使心意安住于圆满的平等寂静；于是瑜伽行者普罗阿斯提亚——诸牟尼之最——便住于此境。

Word by Word

• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: all the senses
• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि इन्द्रियाणि)

• संयम्य: having restrained
• संयम्य: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), तुमुन्-समकक्षः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया—‘संयम्य’ = having restrained

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• समम्: equally, evenly
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘समम्’ = equally/steadily

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• स्थितः: stood/remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘स्थितः’ = having remained/being stationed

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तमः: best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनिषु सत्तमः’

Speaker

Narrator (describing Pulastya’s yogic posture/state)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvendriyāṇi = sarva+indriyāṇi (vṛddhi/guṇa sandhi); sthitastadā = sthitaḥ+ tadā (visarga-lopa before t); tasminmahābhāge (next verse) similar sandhi patterns.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya

FAQs

What practice is emphasized in this verse?

It highlights indriya-saṃyama (restraint of the senses) together with steadiness and balance of mind—core prerequisites for yogic absorption and clarity.

Who is Pulastya in the Padma Purana context?

Pulastya is a revered ṛṣi (sage), often portrayed as a yogin and authoritative teacher in Purāṇic dialogues; here he is described as established in disciplined concentration.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by this description?

The verse presents self-mastery—governing sensory impulses and maintaining mental equilibrium—as the foundation for higher insight and right action.