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Shloka 102

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

तत्रोत्क्रमणकाले हि सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम् / ददाति तत् परं ज्ञानं येन मुच्येत बन्धनात्

tatrotkramaṇakāle hi sarveṣāmeva dehinām / dadāti tat paraṃ jñānaṃ yena mucyeta bandhanāt

Pada saat meninggalkan raga di sana, Ia menganugerahkan kepada semua makhluk berjasad pengetahuan tertinggi, yang dengannya mereka terbebas dari belenggu.

तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: “there”)
उत्क्रमणकालेat the time of departure (death)
उत्क्रमणकाले:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्क्रमण-काल (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: उत्क्रमण + काल
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—“उत्क्रमणस्य कालः” (time of departing)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
एवcertainly/only
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (restrictive particle: “only/just”)
देहिनाम्of embodied beings
देहिनाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
ददातिgives
ददाति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलट्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ज्ञानम्)
परम्supreme
परम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ज्ञानम्)
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
येनby which
येन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)
मुच्येतwould be freed
मुच्येत:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense: “be released”)
बन्धनात्from bondage
बन्धनात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita framework

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

L
Lord Kurma
P
Param Jnana
B
Bondage (Bandhana)

FAQs

It frames liberation as arising from para-jñāna—saving knowledge bestowed by the Supreme—implying that freedom is rooted in direct realization rather than mere ritual or external action.

The verse points to the culmination of sādhanā: at the time of utkramaṇa (departure), the perfected yogic and devotional maturity ripens into para-jñāna, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline that leads to liberating insight.

By presenting the Supreme as the giver of liberating knowledge within the Ishvara Gita milieu, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the liberating Lord is understood through a unified Shaiva–Vaishnava lens.