Shloka 106

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

एतद् रहस्यं वेदानां न देयं यस्य कस्य चित् / धार्मिकायैव दातव्यं भक्ताय ब्रह्मचारिणे

Transliteration

etad rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ na deyaṃ yasya kasya cit / dhārmikāyaiva dātavyaṃ bhaktāya brahmacāriṇe

Translation

Esta enseñanza secreta de los Vedas no debe darse a cualquiera. Ha de impartirse sólo a una persona justa: devota y firmemente establecida en el brahmacarya (continencia y estudio sagrado).

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• रहस्यम्: secret, mystery
• रहस्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• वेदानाम्: of the Vedas
• वेदानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Vidhi (विधि/निषेध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा, यत्/तव्यत्-भाव)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ: ‘to be given’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (‘एतद् रहस्यम्’)

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative)

• कस्य: of anyone
• कस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; अनिर्दिष्ट-व्यक्ति

• चित्: ever, at all
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चितार्थक-निपात (indefinite particle: ‘ever/any’)

• धार्मिकाय: to a righteous person
• धार्मिकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: ‘only/indeed’)

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दातव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √दा, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्: gerundive/passive necessity); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (‘एतद् रहस्यम्’)

• भक्ताय: to a devotee
• भक्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; √भज्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचारिणे: to a celibate student (brahmacārin)
• ब्रह्मचारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Dharma
• Bhakti
• Brahmacarya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames higher Vedic realization as a guarded “rahasya” that becomes fruitful only for the dharmic and devoted, implying that inner purity and disciplined life are prerequisites for stable Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights brahmacarya as a core yogic discipline (yama-like restraint) and bhakti as the inner orientation; together they define eligibility (adhikara) for receiving advanced instruction central to the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita and Pashupata-leaning soteriology.

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

Though not naming Shiva directly, the principle is shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams in the Kurma Purana: esoteric knowledge and liberation-oriented practice are transmitted only to qualified devotees living dharma—supporting the text’s synthetic, non-sectarian spiritual ethic.