Shloka 7

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

न चाप्ययं संसरति न च संसारयेत् प्रभुः / नायं पृथ्वी न सलिलं न तेजः पवनो नभः

Transliteration

na cāpyayaṃ saṃsarati na ca saṃsārayet prabhuḥ / nāyaṃ pṛthvī na salilaṃ na tejaḥ pavano nabhaḥ

Translation

ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າສູງສຸດນີ້ ບໍ່ເຄີຍພາຕົນເອງໄປວຽນວ່າຍໃນສັງສາຣະ ແລະບໍ່ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ອື່ນວຽນວ່າຍ. ພຣະອົງບໍ່ແມ່ນດິນ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນນ້ໍາ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນໄຟ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນລົມ, ແລະບໍ່ແມ່ນຟ້າ/ອາກາດ (ນະພະ).

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: “also/even”)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संसरति: wanders in saṃsāra
• संसरति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• संसारयेत्: would cause (others) to transmigrate
• संसारयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-; णिच् (causative) भाव: “cause to transmigrate”

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पृथ्वी: earth
• पृथ्वी: विशेष्य (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• सलिलम्: water
• सलिलम्: विशेष्य (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• तेजः: fire/energy, brilliance
• तेजः: विशेष्य (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पवनः: wind
• पवनः: विशेष्य (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• नभः: sky, ether
• नभः: विशेष्य (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Supreme Lord)
• Pṛthvī
• Salila
• Tejas
• Pavana
• Nabhas

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It states the Supreme is untouched by transmigration and is not reducible to the five elements; thus the Self/Lord is unconditioned, beyond material categories, and not a product of prakṛti.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports tattva-viveka (discrimination): in meditation one negates identification with the elements and recognizes the Lord/Self as the non-transmigrating witness—an Ishvara-Gita style foundation for Pashupata-oriented inner renunciation.

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

By presenting the Supreme as element-transcending and beyond saṃsāra, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava metaphysics where the highest Ishvara is one reality described through different devotional names.