Shloka 47

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

तत्राससाद योगात्मा विष्णुना सह विश्वकृत् / तेजसा पूरयन् विश्वं भाति देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

tatrāsasāda yogātmā viṣṇunā saha viśvakṛt / tejasā pūrayan viśvaṃ bhāti devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಯೋಗಾತ್ಮನಾದ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ತ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನು ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಸೀನನಾದನು; ತನ್ನ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ವಿಶ್ವವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ತುಂಬುತ್ತ ದೇವ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• आससाद: sat down/approached
• आससाद: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: उपवेशन/प्राप्ति (sat down/approached)

• योगात्मा: the yogic-souled one
• योगात्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगः आत्मा यस्य/योगात्मा = one whose nature is yoga)

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: सहकारक/सहयोग (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition/particle: with)

• विश्वकृत्: creator of the universe
• विश्वकृत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to yogātmā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-समास (विश्वं करोति इति = maker of the universe)

• तेजसा: by radiance
• तेजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पूरयन्: filling
• पूरयन्: कर्ता (Karta; participle qualifying maheśvaraḥ/devaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ/पूर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (filling)

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

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to devaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः = the great Lord)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Ishvara-Gita section, describing the theophany of Maheshvara in the presence of Vishnu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maheshvara (Shiva)

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FAQs

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

By portraying Maheshvara as “yogātmā” and as the one whose tejas pervades the entire cosmos, the verse implies a supreme reality that is both the inner yogic essence and the all-pervading luminous ground of existence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the yogic state as an ontological reality—Maheshvara himself is “the soul of Yoga.” In the Ishvara-Gita frame, this supports meditation on the Lord’s all-pervading tejas (luminous presence) as a contemplative method aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption (samādhi).

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

It depicts non-competitive unity: Maheshvara is shown seated “together with Vishnu,” while radiating cosmic tejas—an Ishvara-Gita hallmark of Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the supreme divinity is honored through both names and forms.