Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

एतत् परतरं गुह्यं मत्सायुज्योपपादकम् / द्विजातीनां तु कथितं भक्तानां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्

Transliteration

etat parataraṃ guhyaṃ matsāyujyopapādakam / dvijātīnāṃ tu kathitaṃ bhaktānāṃ brahmacāriṇām

Translation

Dies ist die höchste und geheimste Lehre, das Mittel, das zum Sāyujya—zur Vereinigung mit Mir—führt. Sie ist den Dvija, den „Zweimalgeborenen“, verkündet worden: den Hingebungsvollen, die in der Disziplin des Brahmacarya leben.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सन्दर्भे ‘इदं (उपदेशम्)’

• परतरम्: higher/superior
• परतरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुलनात्मक (comparative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत् इति विशेष्ये

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत् इति विशेष्ये

• मत्-सायुज्य-उपपादकम्: bringing about union with me
• मत्-सायुज्य-उपपादकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् + सायुज्य + उपपादक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मम सायुज्यं उपपादयति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत् इति विशेष्ये

• द्विजातीनाम्: of the twice-born
• द्विजातीनाम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; intended recipients)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; (genitive)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कथितम्: taught/said
• कथितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/taught’

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; intended recipients)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; (genitive)

• ब्रह्मचारिणाम्: of brahmacārins (celibate students)
• ब्रह्मचारिणाम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; intended recipients)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; (genitive)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Ishvara Gita
• Dvijati
• Brahmacarya
• Bhakti
• Sāyujya (liberation)

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FAQs

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

It frames liberation as “sāyujya with Me,” presenting the Supreme as a personal Ishvara with whom the devotee attains intimate union—an end-state of moksha grounded in devotion and disciplined life.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights brahmacarya (continence and student-discipline) as a key yogic support for the “guhya” teaching, implying that purity, restraint, and focused devotional practice are prerequisites for the liberating path taught in the Ishvara Gita.

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

Though Vishnu (as Lord Kurma) speaks of union with Himself, the Ishvara Gita’s broader Kurma Purana context integrates Shaiva-Pashupata yogic discipline with Vaishnava bhakti, indicating a harmonized (non-sectarian) approach to Ishvara-centered liberation.