Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

अथवा भक्तियोगेन वैराग्येण परेण तु / चेतसा बोधयुक्तेन पूजयेन्मां सदा शुचिः

Transliteration

athavā bhaktiyogena vairāgyeṇa pareṇa tu / cetasā bodhayuktena pūjayenmāṃ sadā śuciḥ

Translation

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരമ വൈരാഗ്യം പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന ഭക്തിയോഗത്തിലൂടെ, ബോധയുക്തമായ ചിത്തത്തോടെ, എപ്പോഴും ശുചിയായി നിന്ന് എന്നെ നിരന്തരം പൂജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• atha-vā: or else
• atha-vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय) + vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमुच्चय; विकल्पार्थ (or else)

• bhakti-yogena: by the yoga of devotion
• bhakti-yogena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental singular

• vairāgyeṇa: by dispassion
• vairāgyeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental singular

• pareṇa: by the supreme (one)
• pareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental singular; ‘supreme’

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; विशेष/विरोध (but/indeed)

• cetasā: with the mind
• cetasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental singular

• bodha-yuktena: endowed with understanding
• bodha-yuktena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bodha (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (√yuj; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental singular; ‘endowed with understanding’

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; ‘should worship’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम्; accusative singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• śuciḥ: (being) pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; nominative singular; ‘pure’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
• Bhakti Yoga
• Vairagya
• Bodha (Jnana)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Lord as the constant object of worship realized through bodha (awakened discernment), implying that true devotion is inseparable from inner awakening toward the Supreme reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Bhakti-yoga is emphasized, but it is explicitly to be supported by para-vairagya (supreme detachment) and a bodha-yukta mind—devotion disciplined by renunciation and clear knowledge, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita spiritual method.

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

By framing liberation-oriented worship as a synthesis of devotion, detachment, and awakened knowledge, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative (Shaiva–Vaishnava) theology where the Supreme is approached through unified yogic disciplines rather than sectarian opposition.