Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

किन्तु विघ्ना भविष्यन्ति पापोपहतचेतसाम् / धर्मं समाश्रयेत् तस्मान्मुक्तये नियतं द्विजाः

Transliteration

kintu vighnā bhaviṣyanti pāpopahatacetasām / dharmaṃ samāśrayet tasmānmuktaye niyataṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

しかし、罪によって心を損なわれた者には、必ずや障碍が起こる。ゆえに、ああ二度生まれの者たちよ、解脱のために、定めてダルマに堅く帰依せよ。

Word by Word

• किन्तु: but, however
• किन्तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kintu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोधार्थक-समुच्चय/उपपद (adversative particle/conjunction)

• विघ्नाः: obstacles
• विघ्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will arise / will occur
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); बहुवचन

• पाप-उपहत-चेतसाम्: of those whose minds are afflicted by sin
• पाप-उपहत-चेतसाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa + upahata (√हन्, क्त) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘पापेन उपहतं चेतः’); ‘चेतस्’ नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteous duty
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• समाश्रयेत्: should resort to / should take refuge in
• समाश्रयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभूत-तद्धित/प्रयोग; अपादानार्थक-निपात (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• मुक्तये: for liberation
• मुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• नियतम्: steadfastly, regularly (fixed)
• नियतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक; √यम्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘धर्मम्’/‘आश्रयम्’ as ‘regularly/steadfastly’)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयोगः (used as address)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Iśvara Gītā discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Moksha (Mukti)
• Dvija

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FAQs

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

It implies that bondage is sustained by pāpa-driven mental impairment, while liberation becomes possible when the mind is steadied through Dharma—preparing the seeker for realization of the Self beyond obstacles.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes niyama-like steadiness (niyatam) and taking refuge in Dharma as the practical foundation for Yoga—ethical discipline and right conduct that remove vighnas and support higher contemplation taught in the Iśvara Gītā.

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

By presenting Dharma and mokṣa as the shared spiritual aim, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: liberation is attained through disciplined Dharma upheld by the one Supreme Lord revered as both Śiva and Viṣṇu in the Iśvara Gītā context.