Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

यत्र साक्षात् प्रपश्यन्ति विमुक्ता विश्वमीश्वरम् / सर्वेषामेव योगानां स योगः परमो मतः

Transliteration

yatra sākṣāt prapaśyanti vimuktā viśvamīśvaram / sarveṣāmeva yogānāṃ sa yogaḥ paramo mataḥ

Translation

Cet état où les libérés contemplent directement le Seigneur (Īśvara), le Souverain qui pénètre l’univers entier : ce yoga est tenu pour le plus élevé de tous les yogas.

Word by Word

• yatra: wherein
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थान/प्रसङ्गवाचक (relative adverb: where/wherein)

• sākṣāt: directly
• sākṣāt: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: directly, before one’s eyes)

• prapaśyanti: perceive clearly
• prapaśyanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dṛś/paś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘see clearly’

• vimuktāḥ: the liberated (souls)
• vimuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi + mukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मुच् धातु + त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक used substantively (‘the liberated ones’)

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म/Object/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘Lord’—in apposition to viśvam (viśvam īśvaram = the universe as the Lord / the Lord who is the universe)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of all’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• yogānām: of yogas
• yogānām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yogaḥ: yoga
• yogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paramaḥ: supreme
• paramaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying yogaḥ)

• mataḥ: considered
• mataḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + ta (कृत्) → mata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is considered’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara

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FAQs

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

It defines the highest realization as immediate, direct seeing of Īśvara who pervades the entire universe—implying liberation culminates not merely in concepts but in lived, non-mediated realization of the all-pervading Lord.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to yoga’s culmination: sākṣāt-darśana (direct realization) of Īśvara. In the Ishvara Gita frame, this aligns with disciplined meditation, inner purification, and steady contemplation leading to liberating knowledge/vision rather than mere ritual or technique.

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

By centering the goal as realization of the one all-pervading Īśvara, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: ultimate yoga is directed to the single Supreme Lord beyond exclusive labels.