Shloka 43

Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya

Devanagari script

पातालानि च सर्वाणि भुवनानि च शासनात् / ब्रह्माण्डानि च वर्तन्ते सर्वाण्येव स्वयंभुवः

Transliteration

pātālāni ca sarvāṇi bhuvanāni ca śāsanāt / brahmāṇḍāni ca vartante sarvāṇyeva svayaṃbhuvaḥ

Translation

ດ້ວຍພຣະບັນຊາຂອງ ສະວະຍັມພູ (ຜູ້ເກີດດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ) ປາຕາລະທັງປວງ ແລະ ພູວະນະທັງປວງ—ກະທັ້ງ ພຣະຫມານດະ (ໄຂ່ຈັກກະວານ) ທັງຫມົດ—ລ້ວນດຳເນີນ ແລະ ຄົງຢູ່ໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວອັນເປັນລະບຽບ।

Word by Word

• पातालानि: netherworlds (pātālas)
• पातालानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भुवनानि: worlds
• भुवनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• शासनात्: from/by (his) command
• शासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माण्डानि: cosmic eggs/universes
• ब्रह्माण्डानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः अण्डानि (cosmic eggs); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• वर्तन्ते: proceed/exist
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (emphatic repetition)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• स्वयंभुवः: the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (epithet; ‘the Self-born’)

Speaker

Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s cosmological discourse (attributing cosmic governance to Svayambhū as empowered by the Supreme Lord).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Svayambhu (Brahma)
• Patala
• Bhuvana
• Brahmanda

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FAQs

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

It presents cosmic order as sustained by a higher ordinance: all realms and universes function because an ultimate governing principle stands behind creation—pointing to a supreme, law-giving reality that underlies and stabilizes all existence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named, but the verse supports a Yogic worldview: contemplation on cosmic order (ṛta/niyati) and the Lord’s governance cultivates steadiness (dhāraṇā) and reverence, aligning the practitioner’s mind with Dharma—an important foundation for Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma tradition.

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

By grounding the cosmos in a single, supreme ordinance expressed through the creator (Svayambhū), the verse fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the one Supreme is understood as working through multiple divine forms and functions, supporting a non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.