Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च क्षमा शौचं तपो दमः / संतोषः सत्यमास्तिक्यं व्रताङ्गानि विशेषतः

Transliteration

brahmacaryamahiṃsā ca kṣamā śaucaṃ tapo damaḥ / saṃtoṣaḥ satyamāstikyaṃ vratāṅgāni viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Brahmacarya (continence sacrée), ahiṃsā (non-violence), kṣamā (pardon), śauca (pureté), tapas (austérité) et dama (maîtrise de soi) ; avec santoṣa (contentement), satya (vérité) et āstikya (foi révérencielle) — tels sont, en particulier, les membres essentiels des vœux sacrés.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: Karta (कर्ता; item in list/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (nominative)

• अहिंसा: non-violence
• अहिंसा: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षमा: forbearance
• क्षमा: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शौचम्: purity
• शौचम्: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दमः: self-control
• दमः: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संतोषः: contentment
• संतोषः: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truthfulness
• सत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आस्तिक्यम्: faith (in Veda/God)
• आस्तिक्यम्: Karta (कर्ता; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्रत-अङ्गानि: limbs/constituents of a vow
• व्रत-अङ्गानि: Karta (कर्ता; subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (व्रतस्य अङ्गानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb); ‘in particular’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna within the Ishvara Gita framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Dharma
• Vratāṅga

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FAQs

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

By prescribing inner disciplines like dama (sense-restraint), śauca (inner purity), and satya (truth), the verse points to Atman-realization as requiring purification of conduct and mind so the Self can be directly known without distortion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights the ethical foundation for Yoga—vratāṅgas such as brahmacarya, ahiṃsā, tapas, and dama—functions similar to yama-niyama, preparing the practitioner for steadiness in meditation and devotion taught in the Ishvara Gita.

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

Though not naming Shiva directly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared dharmic-Yogic code used in both Shaiva (including Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava paths, presenting a unified discipline under the Lord’s teaching.