Shloka 59

Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa

Devanagari script

आदित्यवर्णो भुवनस्य गोप्ता नारायणः पुरुषो योगमूर्तिः / मां पश्यन्ति यतयो योगनिष्ठा ज्ञात्वात्मानममृतत्वं व्रजन्ति

Transliteration

ādityavarṇo bhuvanasya goptā nārāyaṇaḥ puruṣo yogamūrtiḥ / māṃ paśyanti yatayo yoganiṣṭhā jñātvātmānamamṛtatvaṃ vrajanti

Translation

Nārāyaṇa — der Puruṣa, sonnengleich strahlend, Hüter der Welten, dessen eigene Gestalt Yoga ist — so bin Ich: die Asketen, im Yoga gefestigt, schauen Mich. Nachdem sie das Selbst erkannt haben, gelangen sie zur Unsterblichkeit.

Word by Word

• आदित्यवर्णः: sun-colored
• आदित्यवर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आदित्यस्य वर्णः = having the color of the sun)

• भुवनस्य: of the world
• भुवनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• गोप्ता: protector
• गोप्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (protector)

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम

• पुरुषः: the Person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगमूर्तिः: embodiment of yoga
• योगमूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगस्य मूर्तिः = embodiment of yoga)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यतयः: ascetics
• यतयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• योगनिष्ठाः: steadfast in yoga
• योगनिष्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + निष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगे निष्ठा येषाम्/योगनिष्ठाः = steadfast in yoga)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य (as goal)

• व्रजन्ति: go/attain
• व्रजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Nārāyaṇa), teaching in the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Purusha
• Atman
• Yogins (Yatayah)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It teaches that immortality is attained by direct realization of the Ātman; seeing Nārāyaṇa through Yoga and knowing the Self are presented as convergent liberating insights.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yoga-niṣṭhā—steady abidance in Yoga leading to direct vision (darśana) of the Lord, culminating in ātma-jñāna (Self-realization) and amṛtatva (deathlessness), aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic discipline and contemplative knowledge.

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

By presenting the Supreme as the yogamūrti (embodiment of Yoga) who grants liberation through Self-knowledge, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing theology where yogic liberation-teachings resonate with both Shaiva (Pāśupata-yogic) and Vaishnava (Nārāyaṇa-centered) frameworks.