Shloka 33

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते कामा ये ऽस्य हृदि स्थिताः / तदासावमृतीभूतः क्षेमं गच्छति पण्डितः

Transliteration

yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye 'sya hṛdi sthitāḥ / tadāsāvamṛtībhūtaḥ kṣemaṃ gacchati paṇḍitaḥ

Translation

Wenn alle im Herzen wohnenden Begierden völlig gelöst sind, dann wird der Weise, von der Sterblichkeit befreit, kṣema erlangen — sicheren Frieden im höchsten Īśvara.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal indeclinable): 'when'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. pl., adjective)

• प्रमुच्यन्ते: are released
• प्रमुच्यन्ते: क्रिया (kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√muc (मुच्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/मध्यभाव (are released/are let go)

• कामाः: desires
• कामाः: कर्ता (karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (काम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• ये: which
• ये: कर्ता (karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun: masc. nom. pl.)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (gen. sg.: 'of him/this')

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (हृद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• स्थिताः: situated
• स्थिताः: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था) + kta (क्त) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'having stood/being situated'

• तदा: then
• तदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal indeclinable): 'then'

• असौ: he
• असौ: कर्ता (karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun: nom. sg.)

• अमृतीभूतः: become immortal
• अमृतीभूतः: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛtī-bhūta (अमृतीभूत) = amṛta (अमृत) + √bhū (भू) + kta (क्त) (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भावे/अवस्थायाम्): 'amṛta-ī-bhūta' (having become immortal); क्त-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्षेमम्: peace/safety
• क्षेमम्: कर्म (karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣema (क्षेम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: क्रिया (kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg.)

• पण्डितः: the wise man
• पण्डितः: कर्ता (karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇḍita (पण्डित) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (nom. sg.)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to Indradyumna and the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Atman
• Kama (desire)
• Kshema (secure peace)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that immortality (amṛtatva) is realized when heart-bound desires fall away, revealing the stable Self beyond birth and death.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to vairāgya (dispassion) as a core limb of Yoga: releasing inner cravings supports steadiness of mind, enabling contemplation and Self-abidance taught in the Ishvara Gita.

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

By framing liberation as desire-transcendence and kṣema in the Supreme, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava soteriology: the same highest reality is reached through disciplined Yoga and inner renunciation.