Shloka 115

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

Devanagari script

तस्मादनादिनिधनं विष्णुमात्मानमव्ययम् / मामेव संप्रपश्यध्वं पूजयध्वं तथैव हि

Transliteration

tasmādanādinidhanaṃ viṣṇumātmānamavyayam / māmeva saṃprapaśyadhvaṃ pūjayadhvaṃ tathaiva hi

Translation

ゆえに、ただ我のみを観よ――無始無終にして不滅・不変の自己たるヴィシュヌを。まさにそのとおりに、我を礼拝せよ。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तस्मात्-प्रयोगः), ‘therefore/from that’; derived from Pronoun तद्, Ablative singular (पञ्चमी एकवचन) used adverbially

• अनादिनिधनम्: beginningless and endless
• अनादिनिधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि + निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘विष्णुम्/आत्मानम्’; compound: न आदि: यस्य (anādi) + न निधनम् (anidhana) → ‘without beginning and end’ (नञ्-तत्पुरुष)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; in apposition to ‘विष्णुम्’

• अव्ययम्: imperishable, immutable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘विष्णुम्/आत्मानम्’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: 1st person pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/restriction

• सम्प्रपश्यध्वम्: recognize/see clearly (you all)
• सम्प्रपश्यध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + √पश् (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Bahuvacana (plural), Ātmanepada; ‘see/recognize clearly’

• पूजयध्वम्: worship (you all)
• पूजयध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana, Ātmanepada

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha/Reason-marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic ‘for/indeed’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Atman

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It identifies Vishnu as the imperishable Atman—beginningless and endless—implying the Supreme is not merely a deity to approach externally but the eternal Self to be directly realized.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse stresses direct vision (saṃprapaśyadhvam) alongside worship (pūjayadhvam), aligning with Ishvara Gita praxis where inner realization of the Lord as Self is integrated with disciplined devotion and contemplative focus.

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

By presenting Vishnu as the Atman to be realized and worshipped, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic, non-sectarian stance: the Supreme Lord taught in Shaiva-Pashupata idiom is ultimately the same all-pervading reality addressed here as Vishnu.