Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मत्परायणः / मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं परमं पदम्

Transliteration

sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo matparāyaṇaḥ / matprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ paramaṃ padam

Translation

Walaupun sentiasa melakukan segala perbuatan, sesiapa yang sepenuhnya berserah kepada-Ku akan, dengan rahmat-Ku, mencapai kedudukan tertinggi yang kekal abadi.

Word by Word

• सर्वकर्माणि: all actions
• सर्वकर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि कर्माणि)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अर्थः—‘even/also’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• कुर्वाणः: doing
• कुर्वाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्परायणः: devoted to me
• मत्परायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम परायणः = devoted to me)

• मत्प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्प्रसादात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम प्रसादः)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इति विशेषण

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इति विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Paramam Padam

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the “supreme state” (paramaṃ padam) as attainable not by abandoning action but by orienting all action toward the Supreme; liberation is thus a state of abiding in the highest reality, reached through divine grace rather than mere ritual or effort alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights Karma-yoga infused with Bhakti: continual performance of one’s duties (including varṇāśrama-appropriate actions) while taking the Lord as the sole refuge (matparāyaṇa). The key discipline is inner surrender and God-centered intention, culminating in prasāda (grace).

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

By teaching liberation through devotion to the one Supreme Lord and His grace, the Ishvara Gita framework supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the highest reality is one (Ishvara), approached through disciplined action and devotion, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava pathways rather than setting them in opposition.