Shloka 33

Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya

Devanagari script

याशेषपुरुषान् घोरान्नरकात् तारयिष्यति / सावित्री संस्मृता देवी देवाज्ञानुविधायिनी

Transliteration

yāśeṣapuruṣān ghorānnarakāt tārayiṣyati / sāvitrī saṃsmṛtā devī devājñānuvidhāyinī

Translation

എല്ലാ ജീവികളെയും—അത്യന്തം ഘോരരായാലും—നരകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷിക്കുന്നവൾ; ആ സാവിത്രീ ദേവി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാരുടെ ആജ്ഞാനുസാരമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• अशेषपुरुषान्: all persons
• अशेषपुरुषान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष-पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अशेषाः पुरुषाः = all men without remainder)

• घोरान्: terrible
• घोरान्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नरकात्: from hell
• नरकात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• तारयिष्यति: will deliver/save
• तारयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage: 'cause to cross/save'

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• संस्मृता: remembered/celebrated
• संस्मृता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) √स्मृ + क्त, उपसर्ग सम्

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवाज्ञानुविधायिनी: one who follows the divine command
• देवाज्ञानुविधायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-आज्ञा-अनुविधायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य आज्ञा = देवाज्ञा; ताम् अनुविधायिनी = following/complying); स्त्री-प्रत्यय -इनी

Speaker

Narrator/Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the fruit of remembering Sāvitrī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Devī
• Devas
• Naraka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents liberation as effected through sacred remembrance (smaraṇa) of Sāvitrī—implying that turning the mind toward the divine (and away from karmic darkness) reorients one toward the saving, illuminating principle that reveals the Self beyond suffering.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Smaraṇa (devout recollection) and mantra-oriented contemplation are emphasized: remembering Sāvitrī (i.e., the Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī power) functions as a purifying inner discipline, aligning the practitioner with dharma and transforming karmic destiny.

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

Though neither Śiva nor Viṣṇu is named here, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: divine grace operates through sanctioned sacred power (devājñā), compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks of mantra, purification, and liberation.