Shloka 23

Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga

Devanagari script

कर्मणा सहिताज्ज्ञानात् सम्यग् योगो ऽबिजायते / ज्ञानं च कर्मसहितं जायते दोषवर्जितम्

Transliteration

karmaṇā sahitājjñānāt samyag yogo 'bijāyate / jñānaṃ ca karmasahitaṃ jāyate doṣavarjitam

Translation

ຈາກປັນຍາທີ່ປະສານກັບການກະທຳອັນມີວິໄນ ໂຍຄະອັນຖືກຕ້ອງຈຶ່ງເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ແລະປັນຍາເອງ ເມື່ອຮ່ວມກັບກຳ ກໍເກີດຂຶ້ນໂດຍປາດຈາກດົດ (ຄວາມດ່າງພ້ອງ).

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: with/by action
• कर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• सहितात्: from (knowledge) accompanied (by action)
• सहितात्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानात्)

• ज्ञानात्: from knowledge
• ज्ञानात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly/rightly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: rightly)

• योगः: yoga/union
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अभिजायते: arises/is born
• अभिजायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-जा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कर्मसहितम्: accompanied by action
• कर्मसहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (कर्मणा सहितम् = accompanied by action); विशेषण (ज्ञानम्)

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दोषवर्जितम्: free from defects
• दोषवर्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (दोषेभ्यः वर्जितम् = free from faults); विशेषण (ज्ञानम्)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/seekers on the integration of Karma and Jñāna

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Karma
• Jñāna
• Yoga
• Doṣa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that liberating knowledge (jñāna) must be purified and stabilized through disciplined action; when knowledge is “doṣa-varjita” (free of impurities), it becomes fit to reveal the Self without distortion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights samyag-yoga as arising from karma-sahita jñāna—i.e., inner contemplation supported by dharmic duties, self-discipline, and purificatory conduct, a hallmark of Purāṇic Yoga where practice and insight mature together.

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

By emphasizing a shared soteriology—purity through disciplined practice leading to faultless knowledge—it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where Shaiva (Pāśupata-oriented discipline) and Vaishnava (Vishnu as teacher) frameworks converge in one path of Yoga.