Shloka 34

Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya

Devanagari script

पार्वती परमा देवी ब्रह्मविद्याप्रदायिनी / यापि ध्याता विशेषेण सापि मद्वचनानुगा

Transliteration

pārvatī paramā devī brahmavidyāpradāyinī / yāpi dhyātā viśeṣeṇa sāpi madvacanānugā

Translation

Pārvatī ist die höchste Göttin, die Spenderin der Brahman-Erkenntnis. Selbst sie—auf besondere und erhabene Weise verehrt und betrachtet—handelt gemäß meinem Wort.

Word by Word

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमा: supreme
• परमा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मविद्या-प्रदायिनी: giver of Brahma-knowledge
• ब्रह्मविद्या-प्रदायिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मविद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘ब्रह्मविद्यायाः प्रदायिनी’

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• ध्याता: meditator (one who meditates)
• ध्याता: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun: meditator)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial instrumental)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• मत्-वचन-अनुगा: obedient to my word
• मत्-वचन-अनुगा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मम वचनस्य अनुगा’ (follower of my word)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) speaking in an integrative Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava theological frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Devī
• Brahmavidyā

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FAQs

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

By calling Devī the giver of brahmavidyā, the verse points to liberating knowledge of Brahman/Ātman as the highest aim, while situating that knowledge within the governance of the one Īśvara whose “word” orders the cosmos.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse explicitly references dhyāna (meditative contemplation) of Pārvatī “in a special/exalted way,” implying focused devotional meditation that culminates in brahmavidyā—knowledge leading toward liberation, consistent with the Purāṇa’s yoga-oriented instruction.

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

It presents a harmonizing hierarchy: Devī (closely associated with Śiva) is supreme and grants Brahman-knowledge, yet her activity aligns with the single sovereign Īśvara’s ordinance (spoken here by Kūrma/Vishnu), reflecting Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis.