Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

पातालानि च सर्वाणि भुवनानि च शासनात् / ब्रह्माण्डानि च वर्तन्ते सर्वाण्येव स्वयंभुवः

Transliteration

pātālāni ca sarvāṇi bhuvanāni ca śāsanāt / brahmāṇḍāni ca vartante sarvāṇyeva svayaṃbhuvaḥ

Translation

Durch die Ordnung Svayambhūs, des Selbstgeborenen, wirken alle Pātālas und alle Bhuvanas—ja alle Brahmāṇḍas, die kosmischen Eier—fort und bleiben in geordnetem Umlauf.

Word by Word

• पातालानि: netherworlds (pātālas)
• पातालानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भुवनानि: worlds
• भुवनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• शासनात्: from/by (his) command
• शासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माण्डानि: cosmic eggs/universes
• ब्रह्माण्डानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः अण्डानि (cosmic eggs); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• वर्तन्ते: proceed/exist
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (emphatic repetition)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• स्वयंभुवः: the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (epithet; ‘the Self-born’)

Speaker

Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s cosmological discourse (attributing cosmic governance to Svayambhū as empowered by the Supreme Lord).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Svayambhu (Brahma)
• Patala
• Bhuvana
• Brahmanda

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FAQs

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

It presents cosmic order as sustained by a higher ordinance: all realms and universes function because an ultimate governing principle stands behind creation—pointing to a supreme, law-giving reality that underlies and stabilizes all existence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named, but the verse supports a Yogic worldview: contemplation on cosmic order (ṛta/niyati) and the Lord’s governance cultivates steadiness (dhāraṇā) and reverence, aligning the practitioner’s mind with Dharma—an important foundation for Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma tradition.

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

By grounding the cosmos in a single, supreme ordinance expressed through the creator (Svayambhū), the verse fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the one Supreme is understood as working through multiple divine forms and functions, supporting a non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.