Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

भवन्तो ऽपि हि मज्ज्ञानं शिष्याणां विधिपूर्वकम् / उपदेक्ष्यन्ति भक्तानां सर्वेषां वचनान्मम

Transliteration

bhavanto 'pi hi majjñānaṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ vidhipūrvakam / upadekṣyanti bhaktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ vacanānmama

Translation

ພວກເຈົ້າທັງຫຼາຍກໍຈະສອນຄວາມຮູ້ຂອງເຮົາໃຫ້ແກ່ສິດທິຂອງພວກເຈົ້າ ຕາມພິທີແລະວິນັຍອັນຖືກຕ້ອງ; ແທ້ຈິງ ຕາມພຣະບັນຊາຂອງເຮົາ ໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ມີພັກຕິທຸກຄົນ។

Word by Word

• भवन्तः: you (honored ones)
• भवन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्राय (honorific pronoun)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• मत्-ज्ञानम्: my knowledge/teaching
• मत्-ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) = 'मम ज्ञानम्'

• शिष्याणाम्: of the disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विधि-पूर्वकम्: according to proper procedure
• विधि-पूर्वकम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-प्राय/तत्पुरुष प्रयोगः—'विधिना पूर्वकम्' (in accordance with rule)

• उपदेक्ष्यन्ति: will instruct/teach
• उपदेक्ष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• भक्तानाम्: of the devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• वचनात्: from the word/command
• वचनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) — as Ishvara teaching the sages in the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Bhaktas (devotees)
• Shishyas (disciples)

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FAQs

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

It presents divine knowledge (mat-jñāna) as originating from Ishvara and meant to be transmitted through a disciplined lineage, implying that realization of the Self is approached through revealed instruction rather than mere opinion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vidhi-pūrvaka transmission—teaching according to prescribed method—echoing the Kurma Purana’s Yogic discipline where practice and doctrine are received through proper instruction, initiation, and regulated sadhana rather than improvisation.

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

By speaking as Ishvara and authorizing a disciplined teaching tradition, the verse supports the Purana’s integrative stance: the Supreme Lord’s one teaching can be conveyed across devotional communities, aligning Shaiva-Pashupata discipline with Vaishnava devotion in a unified dharmic framework.