Shloka 127
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
अहं सांख्यमहं योगो ह्यहं तत्परमं पदम् । अहमिज्या क्रिया चाहमहं विद्याधिपः स्मृतः
ahaṃ sāṃkhyamahaṃ yogo hyahaṃ tatparamaṃ padam | ahamijyā kriyā cāhamahaṃ vidyādhipaḥ smṛtaḥ
ຂ້າແມ່ນສາງຂະຍະ (Sāṅkhya) ແລະຂ້າແມ່ນໂຢຄະ (Yoga); ແທ້ຈິງ ຂ້າແມ່ນປະຣະມະປະດະ. ຂ້າແມ່ນອິຊະຍາ (ການບູຊາ) ແລະກິລິຍາກຳພິທີ; ແລະຂ້າຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າເປັນອົງປົກຄອງແຫ່ງວິທະຍາ.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely the Supreme Lord speaking in an identity-declaration passage).
Concept: All valid paths—analysis (Sāṅkhya), discipline (Yoga), worship (ijyā), and ritual action (kriyā)—derive their power and goal from the Supreme, who is also the lord of knowledge.
Application: Study and practice can be harmonized: let inquiry, meditation, and ritual become offerings to Viṣṇu; seek knowledge that increases humility and devotion rather than mere argument.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic mandala unfolds with four quadrants: Sāṅkhya as luminous enumerated tattvas, Yoga as a meditating sage, Ijyā as a fire altar with offerings, and Kriyā as ritual movement—yet at the center stands Viṣṇu, drawing all paths into a single radiant axis. Streams of light connect each discipline to the deity’s heart, signifying that knowledge and practice culminate in the Supreme state.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (as the central axis)","a meditating yogin","a Vedic priest at an altar","personified Vidyā (as a goddess-like radiance)"],"setting":"Celestial mandala-space with floating yantra geometry, subtle fire altar, and lotus platforms.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["deep indigo","vermillion","saffron gold","emerald green","ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Viṣṇu enthroned on a lotus with gold leaf halo; surrounding panels show Sāṅkhya tattva symbols, a yogin in padmāsana, a blazing yajña-kuṇḍa with ladles, and ritual gestures; embossed gold geometry, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry, temple-arch framing each quadrant.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a refined mandala garden with lotus terraces; Viṣṇu in the center, delicate lines depicting a yogin and a small fire altar; cool blues and soft ochres, lyrical clouds, subtle inscriptions naming Sāṅkhya and Yoga, gentle naturalism and calm faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined Viṣṇu with large eyes at center; stylized flames of yajña, simplified tattva icons, and a yogin figure in strong profile; natural pigments with dominant reds/yellows/greens, decorative borders with lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical devotional composition with Viṣṇu central; surrounding circular medallions for Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Ijyā, Kriyā; intricate floral borders, lotuses and peacocks, deep blue ground with gold highlights, ornate textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft drone (tanpura)","fire crackle (subtle)","conch shell (opening)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सांख्यमहं = सांख्यम् + अहम्; योगो ह्यहं = योगः + हि + अहम्; अहमिज्या = अहम् + इज्या; चाहमहं = च + अहम् + अहम् (repetition as in text); विद्याधिपः is tatpuruṣa (विद्या + अधिप).
FAQs
It presents a theological identity statement: the Supreme reality is the source and essence of philosophical knowledge (Sāṅkhya), spiritual discipline (Yoga), the highest liberation-goal (paramaṃ padam), and ritual worship/action (ijyā, kriyā).
They are not treated as competing paths; the verse claims their ultimate foundation is the same Supreme principle, who is also the final attainment that these systems seek.
It encourages integration rather than sectarian division: philosophical inquiry, meditative discipline, and devotional/ritual practice can be understood as converging when oriented toward the Supreme.