Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

एवं नित्याभियुक्तानां मायेयं कर्मसान्वगम् / नाशयामि तमः कृत्स्नं ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता

Transliteration

evaṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ māyeyaṃ karmasānvagam / nāśayāmi tamaḥ kṛtsnaṃ jñānadīpena bhāsvatā

Translation

かくして、常に専念して我に結ばれる者たちのために、我はマーヤーより生じた一切の闇を、その業の連なりとともに、燦然たる智慧の灯火によって滅する。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• नित्य-अभियुक्तानाम्: of those always engaged (in devotion)
• नित्य-अभियुक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अभियुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—नित्यं अभियुक्ताः (always engaged)

• माया: illusion (māyā)
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्म-सान्वगम्: accompanied by actions (karma)
• कर्म-सान्वगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + स-अन्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—कर्मणा सह अन्वगम् (accompanied/followed by karma)

• नाशयामि: I destroy
• नाशयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘I destroy’

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्स्नम्: entire
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तमः)

• ज्ञान-दीपेन: by the lamp of knowledge
• ज्ञान-दीपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—ज्ञानस्य दीपः (lamp of knowledge)

• भास्वता: shining
• भास्वता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ज्ञानदीपेन)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna and the sages (Ishvara Gita discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Maya
• Karma
• Jnana (Knowledge)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that bondage is not the Self’s nature but a darkness (tamas/avidyā) produced by Māyā and sustained by karma; when the Lord bestows jñāna, that darkness is entirely dispelled, revealing the ever-free reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key practice is nitya-abhiyoga—unceasing, disciplined engagement in devotion and yogic contemplation. In the Ishvara Gita frame, such steady practice ripens into jñāna (right discernment), which functions like a lamp removing inner obscuration.

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

In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, the single Supreme Lord (Ishvara) grants liberating knowledge; whether approached through Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) or Vaishnava devotion, the same divine grace removes Māyā and karma, emphasizing unity over sectarian difference.