Shloka 122

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

गच्छध्वं विज्वराः सर्वे विज्ञानं परमेष्ठिनः / प्रवर्तयध्वं शिष्येभ्यो धार्मिकेभ्यो मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

gacchadhvaṃ vijvarāḥ sarve vijñānaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ / pravartayadhvaṃ śiṣyebhyo dhārmikebhyo munīśvarāḥ

Translation

«انطلقوا جميعًا وأنتم منزّهون عن العِلَل. أحيُوا المعرفة العليا المتحقَّقة بالربّ الأسمى باراميشثين، ويا سادة الحكماء، انقلوها إلى تلامذتكم القائمين على الدارما.»

Word by Word

• गच्छध्वम्: go
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विज्वराः: free from fever/affliction
• विज्वराः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (विज्वराः) इति विशेषण

• विज्ञानम्: knowledge, realization
• विज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तयध्वम्: set in motion, propagate
• प्रवर्तयध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रवर्तय् (धातु: √वृत् causative)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शिष्येभ्यः: to the disciples
• शिष्येभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (4th/5th: Dative/Ablative), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to)

• धार्मिकेभ्यः: to the righteous
• धार्मिकेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; शिष्येभ्यः इति विशेषण

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords of sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनाम् ईश्वराः)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages at the conclusion of the Ishvara Gita teaching

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parameshthin (Supreme Lord)
• Munis (sages)
• Shishyas (disciples)
• Dharma

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FAQs

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

By emphasizing “vijñāna of Parameṣṭhin,” the verse points to direct realized knowledge of the Supreme Lord—knowledge meant to be lived and transmitted, not merely studied—aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s focus on liberation through experiential insight.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the discipline of preserving and propagating realized knowledge within the guru–śiṣya lineage, a key feature of Pāśupata-oriented instruction in the Kurma Purana: inner purification (“free from affliction”) and onward transmission of yogic-jñāna to qualified, dharmic students.

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

Though Shiva is not named explicitly, the Ishvara Gita context in the Kurma Purana frames supreme knowledge as belonging to the Highest Lord and taught by Kurma (Vishnu) in a Shaiva-leaning yogic idiom—supporting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme is approached through shared yogic-dharmic principles.