Shloka 89

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

योगेश्वरं देवगीतं वेत्थ कृष्ण न संशय: । याज्ञवल्क्य इति ख्यात ऋषि: परमधार्मिक:

Transliteration

yogeśvaraṁ devagītaṁ vettha kṛṣṇa na saṁśayaḥ | yājñavalkya iti khyāta ṛṣiḥ paramadhārmikaḥ ||

Translation

Vāsudeva sagte: „O Kṛṣṇa, du kennst gewiss den göttlichen Gesang des Herrn des Yoga—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Es gibt einen Weisen, berühmt unter dem Namen Yājñavalkya, höchst dharmatreu.“

Word by Word

योगेश्वरम्the Lord of Yoga

देवगीतम्the divine song (song sung by the god)

वेत्थyou know

कृष्णO Krishna

नnot

संशयःdoubt

याज्ञवल्क्यःYajnavalkya

इतिthus; as

ख्यातःrenowned; known

ऋषिःsage

परमधार्मिकःsupremely righteous

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāsudeva

Kṛṣṇa

Yājñavalkya

Yogeśvara (Lord of Yoga)

Devagīta (divine song/teaching)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms certainty in sacred knowledge (the ‘divine song’ connected with the Lord of Yoga) and points to Yājñavalkya as an exemplary authority—highlighting that dharmic instruction is grounded in realized sages and unwavering conviction rather than doubt.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva addresses Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging his sure knowledge of a divine yogic teaching, and then introduces the renowned sage Yājñavalkya as a supremely righteous figure—setting up or supporting a discussion by invoking a respected dharmic authority.