Shloka 23

Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

मत्सन्निधावेष कालः करोति सकलं जगत् / नियोजयत्यनन्तात्मा ह्येतद् वेदानुशासनम्

Transliteration

matsannidhāveṣa kālaḥ karoti sakalaṃ jagat / niyojayatyanantātmā hyetad vedānuśāsanam

Translation

Dalam hadirat-Ku sendiri, Kala (Masa) melaksanakan segala gerak kerja seluruh alam semesta. Atman Yang Tak Terbatas mengarahkannya—itulah ketetapan yang diajarkan oleh Veda.

Word by Word

• मत्: of me / my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सन्निधौ: in (my) presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• एष: this
• एष: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कालः: Time
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• करोति: does / makes
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• नियोजयति: appoints / directs
• नियोजयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्तात्मा: the infinite-souled (Lord)
• अनन्तात्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (for indeed/for)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) वा द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• वेदानुशासनम्: the Vedic injunction/teaching
• वेदानुशासनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अनुशासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) वा द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna in Purāṇic dialogue style

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Kāla (Time)
• Veda

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the Anantātman (Infinite Self) who appoints and regulates Time itself, implying that cosmic change operates under Ishvara’s conscious governance rather than independently.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports an Ishvara-centered contemplative stance: meditation on the Lord as the inner governor (antaryāmin) behind Kāla and cosmic processes—an outlook aligned with disciplined Yoga and devotion-based concentration taught across the Kurma Purana’s spiritual sections.

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

By grounding cosmic order in the one Infinite Lord who commands Kāla according to Vedic authority, the verse reinforces the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: ultimate sovereignty belongs to the single Supreme reality honored through both Shaiva and Vaishnava theological idioms.