Shloka 52

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

यन्मे गुह्यतमं देहं सर्वगं तत्त्वदर्शिनः / प्रविष्टा मम सायुज्यं लभन्ते योगिनो ऽव्ययम्

Transliteration

yanme guhyatamaṃ dehaṃ sarvagaṃ tattvadarśinaḥ / praviṣṭā mama sāyujyaṃ labhante yogino 'vyayam

Translation

തത്ത്വദർശികളായ യോഗികൾ എന്റെ പരമഗുഹ്യമായ, സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ സ്വരൂപത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് എനോടുള്ള അവ്യയ സായുജ്യം—പൂർണ്ണ ഏക്യം—ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th case), एकवचन; here षष्ठी 'my'

• guhyatamam: most secret
• guhyatamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative तमप्)

• deham: body/form
• deham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• sarva-gam: all-pervading
• sarva-gam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'sarvatra gacchati/that which goes everywhere'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (of deham)

• tattva-darśinaḥ: truth-seers
• tattva-darśinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'tattvasya darśinaḥ'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• praviṣṭāḥ: having entered
• praviṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) 'praviṣṭa' from प्र-विश्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; (those who have entered)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• sāyujyam: union/identity (with me)
• sāyujyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• labhante: they obtain
• labhante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; धातु: लभ् (to obtain)

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• avyayam: imperishable
• avyayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (of sāyujyam)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Yogins
• Sāyujya
• Tattva (Reality)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as an all-pervading, most subtle “divine form” into which the truth-seeing yogin can enter—signifying realization of the Self as non-separate from Ishvara, culminating in imperishable union (sāyujya).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tattva-darśana (direct discernment of reality) leading to absorption/entry (praveśa) into the all-pervading Lord—language consistent with Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-oriented contemplative path where meditation culminates in samāveśa (deep divine immersion) and moksha.

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

By teaching sāyujya with the all-pervading Ishvara through yoga, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme reality is one—revered through Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms—realized by yogins as non-dual union beyond sectarian difference.