Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

यन्मे गुह्यतमं देहं सर्वगं तत्त्वदर्शिनः / प्रविष्टा मम सायुज्यं लभन्ते योगिनो ऽव्ययम्

Transliteration

yanme guhyatamaṃ dehaṃ sarvagaṃ tattvadarśinaḥ / praviṣṭā mama sāyujyaṃ labhante yogino 'vyayam

Translation

Die Yogin, die die Wahrheit schauen, erlangen, indem sie in Meine geheimste, allgegenwärtige Gestalt eintreten, das unvergängliche sāyujya—vollkommene Vereinigung mit Mir.

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th case), एकवचन; here षष्ठी 'my'

• guhyatamam: most secret
• guhyatamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative तमप्)

• deham: body/form
• deham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• sarva-gam: all-pervading
• sarva-gam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'sarvatra gacchati/that which goes everywhere'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (of deham)

• tattva-darśinaḥ: truth-seers
• tattva-darśinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'tattvasya darśinaḥ'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• praviṣṭāḥ: having entered
• praviṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) 'praviṣṭa' from प्र-विश्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; (those who have entered)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• sāyujyam: union/identity (with me)
• sāyujyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• labhante: they obtain
• labhante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; धातु: लभ् (to obtain)

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• avyayam: imperishable
• avyayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (of sāyujyam)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Yogins
• Sāyujya
• Tattva (Reality)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as an all-pervading, most subtle “divine form” into which the truth-seeing yogin can enter—signifying realization of the Self as non-separate from Ishvara, culminating in imperishable union (sāyujya).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tattva-darśana (direct discernment of reality) leading to absorption/entry (praveśa) into the all-pervading Lord—language consistent with Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-oriented contemplative path where meditation culminates in samāveśa (deep divine immersion) and moksha.

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

By teaching sāyujya with the all-pervading Ishvara through yoga, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme reality is one—revered through Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms—realized by yogins as non-dual union beyond sectarian difference.