Shloka 129

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

Devanagari script

पराशरो ऽपि सनकात् पिता मे सर्वतत्त्वदृक् / लेभेतत्परमं ज्ञानं तस्माद् वाल्मीकिराप्तवान्

Transliteration

parāśaro 'pi sanakāt pitā me sarvatattvadṛk / lebhetatparamaṃ jñānaṃ tasmād vālmīkirāptavān

Translation

ພຣະຣິສິ ປະຣາຊະຣະ ບິດາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ເຫັນແຈ້ງທຸກຕັດຕະວະ ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມຮູ້ສູງສຸດນີ້ຈາກ ສະນະກະ; ແລະຈາກທ່ານນັ້ນ ວາລະມີກິ ກໍໄດ້ຮັບສືບຕໍ່।

Word by Word

• पराशरः: Parāśara
• पराशरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also’

• सनकात्: from Sanaka
• सनकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचनम्

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सर्व-तत्त्व-दृक्: knower/seer of all principles
• सर्व-तत्त्व-दृक्: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश् (धातु) (कृदन्त: दृक्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वाणि तत्त्वानि पश्यति’ (दृक् = seeing/knowing)

• लेभे: obtained
• लेभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) एकवचनम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; ‘ज्ञानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (that)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; ‘ज्ञानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• तस्मात्: from him/therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वाल्मीकिः: Vālmīki
• वाल्मीकिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल्मीकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• आप्तवान्: obtained
• आप्तवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘obtained/received’

Speaker

Vyasa (speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse, recounting the jñāna-paramparā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Parashara
• Valmiki

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FAQs

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

By calling the teaching “paramaṁ jñānam” and linking it to a lineage of tattva-seers, the verse frames Self-knowledge as a liberating, principled insight (tattva-jñāna) transmitted through realized sages.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse emphasizes authorized transmission (paramparā) of liberating knowledge; in the Ishvara Gita context, such knowledge supports disciplined practice—especially Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplative tattva-vicāra leading to inner steadiness.

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

By rooting “supreme knowledge” in a shared sage-lineage rather than sectarian exclusivity, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-dual synthesis where Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava (Īśvara/Kūrma) teachings converge in one liberating jñāna.