Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

सर्वं लिङ्गमयं ह्येतत् सर्वं लिङ्गे प्रतिष्ठितम् / तस्माल्लिङ्गे ऽर्चयेदीशं यत्र क्वचन शाश्वतम्

Transliteration

sarvaṃ liṅgamayaṃ hyetat sarvaṃ liṅge pratiṣṭhitam / tasmālliṅge 'rcayedīśaṃ yatra kvacana śāśvatam

Translation

നിശ്ചയമായും ഇതെല്ലാം ലിംഗമയമാണ്; എല്ലാം ലിംഗത്തിൽ തന്നെ സ്ഥാപിതം. അതുകൊണ്ട് എവിടെയായാലും, ലിംഗത്തിൽ നിത്യനായ ഈശനെ ആരാധിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all (everything)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (implicit जगत्/इदम्)

• लिङ्ग-मयम्: made of/filled with liṅga
• लिङ्ग-मयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: लिङ्गेन मयम् (consisting of liṅga)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) प्रति+स्था
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (past passive participle: established)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival: therefore/from that)

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अर्चयेत्: one should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• क्वचन: anywhere
• क्वचन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-देशवाचक-अव्यय (anywhere)

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying ईशम्)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Ishvara
• Linga
• Shiva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Liṅga as the all-pervading ground in which everything is established, pointing to Īśvara as the eternal reality underlying the entire manifestation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes upāsanā (devotional-contemplative worship) centered on the Liṅga—treating ritual worship as a yogic focus for steady remembrance of Īśvara anywhere and at any time.

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

With Lord Kurma teaching Liṅga-upāsanā, the text frames worship of Śiva’s Liṅga as worship of the same supreme Īśvara, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava theology.