Shloka 15

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारान्ते ऽथ चात्मानं संस्थाप्य परमात्मनि / आकाशे देवमीशानं ध्यायीताकाशमध्यगम्

Transliteration

oṅkārānte 'tha cātmānaṃ saṃsthāpya paramātmani / ākāśe devamīśānaṃ dhyāyītākāśamadhyagam

Translation

Dann, am Ende der Rezitation von Oṃ, indem man das eigene Selbst im höchsten Selbst verankert, soll man über den Herrn Īśāna (Śiva) meditieren als göttliche Gegenwart im Äther, verweilend inmitten des Raumes.

Word by Word

• ओङ्कारान्ते: at the end of the Oṃ-syllable
• ओङ्कारान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओङ्कार + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ओङ्कार-अन्त = end of Oṃkāra)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: then/thereupon)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having स्थापित/placed
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; सम्-स्था धातोः (having established/placing)

• परमात्मनि: in the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परम-आत्मा = supreme Self)

• आकाशे: in the sky/space
• आकाशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (the Lord)
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (देवम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)

• ध्यायीत: should meditate
• ध्यायीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• आकाशमध्यगम्: situated in the midst of space
• आकाशमध्यगम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकाश + मध्य + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (आकाश-मध्य-ग = going/being in the middle of space)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing on yoga and contemplation of Īśvara

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Omkara (Oṃ)
• Paramātman
• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Ākāśa (ether/space)

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FAQs

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

It teaches a contemplative identity-alignment: the individual self is to be “placed” in the Paramātman, implying inner absorption where limited self-sense rests in the Supreme Reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Oṃ is used as a meditative support (praṇava-upāsanā). After completing Oṃ, the practitioner enters dhyāna by stabilizing the mind in Paramātman and visualizing Īśāna as all-pervading space—an interiorized, formless-focused contemplation consistent with Pāśupata-oriented yoga.

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

With Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) prescribing meditation on Īśāna (Śiva) as the Divine in space, the text models Śiva as the very Īśvara to be realized through yoga, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian Śiva–Viṣṇu unity in practice.