Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

अस्माद् विजायते विश्वमत्रैव प्रविलीयते / स मायी मायया बद्धः करोति विविधास्तनूः

Transliteration

asmād vijāyate viśvamatraiva pravilīyate / sa māyī māyayā baddhaḥ karoti vividhāstanūḥ

Translation

അവനിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ഈ സർവ്വവിശ്വം ജനിക്കുന്നു; അവനിലേക്കുതന്നെ ലയിക്കുന്നു. ആ മായാപതി, തന്റെ മായയാൽ ബന്ധിതനായതുപോലെ, പലവിധ തനുക്കൾ ധരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अस्मात्: from this (one)
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विजायते: is born/comes forth
• विजायते: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: देशाधिकरण (Place adjunct/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• प्रविलीयते: dissolves (back)
• प्रविलीयते: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/intransitive sense: “dissolves”)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मायी: the possessor of māyā
• मायी: विशेष्य (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• मायया: by/through māyā
• मायया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• बद्धः: bound
• बद्धः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• करोति: makes, creates
• करोति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘तनूः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तनूः: bodies, forms
• तनूः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Maya
• Vishva (Cosmos)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the single ground of manifestation: the universe arises from Him and returns to Him, implying a non-dual substratum in which creation and dissolution occur without compromising the Lord’s transcendence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered meditation (īśvara-dhyāna): the yogin contemplates one Supreme reality behind changing forms, thereby loosening identification with māyā-born appearances—an orientation consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning devotion and inner detachment.

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

By describing a single Ishvara who manifests and withdraws the cosmos through māyā, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names differ but the Supreme function and reality are one—supporting a Shaiva–Vaishnava non-contradiction in the Ishvara Gita teaching.