Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तं ब्रवीहि महाभाग योगं योगविदुत्तम विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थस् त्वम् अस्यां निमिसंततौ

Transliteration

taṃ bravīhi mahābhāga yogaṃ yogaviduttama vijñātayogaśāstrārthas tvam asyāṃ nimisaṃtatau

Translation

O greatly fortunate one, supreme among the knowers of Yoga, declare that Yoga to me. You have truly understood the purport of the Yoga-śāstras, and in this lineage of Nimi you stand as a master of that wisdom.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (person)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• ब्रवीहि: tell, speak
• ब्रवीहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• योगविदुत्तम: O best knower of yoga
• योगविदुत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगविदुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: योग + विद् (विद्वस्) + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थः: one who has understood the meaning of the yoga-śāstra
• विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थ (प्रातिपदिक: विज्ञात + योग + शास्त्र + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (त्वम् इत्यस्य)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अस्याम्: in this
• अस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• निमिसंततौ: in the lineage of Nimi
• निमिसंततौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमिसंतति (प्रातिपदिक: निमि + संतति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

A member/representative of the Nimi dynasty (Nimi-santati), addressing a revered Yoga-knower (a royal-sage in the Janaka/Nimi line)

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Surya

Dharma Exemplar: Yoga-śāstra-jñāna (authoritative mastery of yogic teaching)

Key Kings: Nimi

Characters & Entities

• Nimi
• Nimi dynasty (Videha/Janaka lineage)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Nimi lineage (Nimi-santati) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the Nimi/Videha line as a carrier of refined spiritual culture, where royal authority and yogic wisdom coexist—supporting the Purana’s ideal of dharma joined with inner discipline.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame the teaching of Yoga in its moksha section?

It frames Yoga as a transmitted, śāstra-grounded discipline: the student requests instruction from one who has grasped the true meaning of the Yoga texts, emphasizing authentic lineage and realized understanding.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse speaks of Yoga broadly, the Vishnu Purana’s moksha teaching culminates in liberation oriented to Vishnu as the Supreme Reality—Yoga serving as a means to steady knowledge and devotion toward Him.