Shloka 37

Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey

Sanskrit

सततं योगयुक्तस्य सतताभ्याससङ्गमात् ।

सत्संयोगात् स्वस्वभावाद्विचारविधिशोधनात् ॥

Transliteration

satataṃ yoga-yuktasya satatābhyāsa-saṅgamāt | sat-saṃyogāt sva-svabhāvād vicāra-vidhi-śodhanāt ||

Translation

ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ನಿಷ್ಠನಾದವನಿಗೆ—ಅಭ್ಯಾಸದ ನಿರಂತರ ಸಂಗತಿಯಿಂದ, ಸತ್ಸಂಗದ ಸಂಪರ್ಕದಿಂದ, ತನ್ನ ಶುದ್ಧ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಿಂದ, ಮತ್ತು ವಿಚಾರಮಾರ್ಗದ ಶೋಧನೆಯಿಂದ—

Word by Word

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (adverbial use of adjective); ‘always/constantly’

• योगयुक्तस्य: of one engaged in yoga
• योगयुक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: योगेन युक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• सतताभ्याससङ्गमात्: from the association of constant practice
• सतताभ्याससङ्गमात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (multi-member): सततस्य अभ्यासस्य सङ्गमः; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

• सत्संयोगात्: from contact with the good (saints)
• सत्संयोगात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: सतां संयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

• स्वस्वभावात्: from one’s own nature
• स्वस्वभावात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: स्वस्य स्वभावः; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

• विचारविधिशोधनात्: from the purification of the method of inquiry
• विचारविधिशोधनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचार (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + शोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: विचारस्य विधेः शोधनम् (or विचारविधेः शोधनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

Speakers

• Son (bird) continuing his explanation

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Yoga practice
• Satsaṅga
• Purification of mind
• Methodical inquiry

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual stability is not accidental: it depends on sustained practice (abhyāsa), uplifting companionship (sat-saṅga), an inner disposition aligned with truth, and disciplined inquiry that purifies confusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma/mokṣa instruction (upadeśa) within the narrative frame; outside strict Pancalakṣaṇa taxonomy but central to Purāṇic pedagogical purpose.

What is the esoteric significance?

The verse outlines an inner ‘alchemy’: saṅga (association) shapes citta; vicāra-vidhi functions as a refining fire that separates the real from the unreal in experience.