Shloka 44

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं च महादेवं देवांश्चान्यान् स्वशक्तिभिः / मच्छक्तौ संस्थितान् बुद्ध्वा मामेव शरणं गतः

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ ca mahādevaṃ devāṃścānyān svaśaktibhiḥ / macchaktau saṃsthitān buddhvā māmeva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവും മഹാദേവനും മറ്റു ദേവന്മാരും തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ ശക്തികളോടുകൂടി എന്റെ ശക്തിയിലേ തന്നെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്നു ബോധിച്ച്, അവൻ എന്നെയേ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय), indeclinable

• mahādevam: Mahādeva
• mahādevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; ‘the great god’ (Śiva)

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय), indeclinable

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural; qualifying devān

• sva-śaktibhiḥ: by their own powers
• sva-śaktibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; ‘by (their) own powers’

• mat-śaktau: in my power
• mat-śaktau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in my power’

• saṃsthitān: situated/established
• saṃsthitān: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु) > saṃsthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural; qualifying brahmāṇam/mahādevam/devān (collectively)

• buddhvā: having understood
• buddhvā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having understood’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (एव), indeclinable

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Gati-karma (गतिकर्म) / Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; used with gam (to take refuge)

• gataḥ: went/has taken (refuge)
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) > gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/PPP in active sense), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having gone’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Ishvara Gita doctrine of supreme refuge

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Devas
• Shakti (Divine Power)
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the all-containing Ishvara whose Śakti is the ground in which even Brahmā, Śiva, and the devas function—implying a single ultimate reality worthy of exclusive refuge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (single-point surrender) as a core yogic orientation: recognizing all cosmic powers as dependent on the Supreme and stabilizing the mind in devotion and contemplative reliance on Ishvara.

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

Śiva (Mahādeva) is honored as supreme among gods, yet shown as abiding within the one Supreme Power—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic view where sectarian difference is subordinated to one Ishvara.