Shloka 95

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

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये नियता भक्ता भावयित्वा विधानतः / यत्र क्वचन तल्लिङ्गमर्चयन्ति महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

ye cānye niyatā bhaktā bhāvayitvā vidhānataḥ / yatra kvacana talliṅgamarcayanti maheśvaram

Translation

Auch andere, in Zucht gefestigte Bhaktas—nachdem sie sich gemäß dem vorgeschriebenen Ritus recht bereitet haben—verehren Maheshvara, indem sie eben jenes Liṅga anbeten, wo immer sie sich befinden.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• नियताः: disciplined, restrained
• नियताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; नि+यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past participial adjective)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘devotees’ अर्थे संज्ञा

• भावयित्वा: having contemplated/visualized
• भावयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) causative भावय-
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having contemplated/visualized)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed method
• विधानतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘according to rule’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• क्वचन: anywhere
• क्वचन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-देशवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/somewhere)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; ‘that’ (determinative)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अर्चयन्ति: they worship
• अर्चयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara (Great Lord Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा+ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: महा (great) + ईश्वर (lord)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita section (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvara
• Shiva
• Linga

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FAQs

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

By allowing worship of Maheshvara through the liṅga “wherever” one is, the verse points to the Lord’s non-local presence—suggesting the Supreme is not confined to a single shrine but is accessible through disciplined inner contemplation and right procedure.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key practice is niyama (discipline) joined with bhāvana—mental consecration/contemplative focusing—performed vidhānataḥ (according to injunction). This reflects a Pashupata-style integration of inner yogic attention with outward ritual worship.

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

In the Ishvara Gita, Lord Kurma (a Vishnu form) authoritatively teaches Shiva-worship, presenting devotion to Maheshvara as fully valid and spiritually efficacious—an explicit Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony within the Kurma Purana.