Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

वाचं ददाति विपुलां या च देवी सरस्वती / सापीश्वरनियोगेन चोदिता संप्रवर्तते

Transliteration

vācaṃ dadāti vipulāṃ yā ca devī sarasvatī / sāpīśvaraniyogena coditā saṃpravartate

Translation

Dewi Sarasvatī, yang mengurniakan tutur kata yang luas dan melimpah, juga bergerak untuk berkarya apabila didorong oleh niyoga—perutusan Īśvara, Sang Penguasa.

Word by Word

• वाचम्: speech
• वाचम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विपुलाम्: abundant
• विपुलाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ

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

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• ईश्वरनियोगेन: by the Lord's command
• ईश्वरनियोगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर-नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ईश्वरस्य नियोगः)

• चोदिता: impelled
• चोदिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चोदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) √चुद्/चोद् + क्त

• संप्रवर्तते: sets forth/engages in activity
• संप्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Īśvara

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that higher guidance (Īśvara) can direct even the power of speech; the teaching emphasizes a supreme regulating principle beyond individual agency, aligning personal expression with divine order.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to grace-led discipline: in Yoga-shāstra terms, refined speech (vāk-śuddhi) and inspired teaching arise when the practitioner’s faculties are aligned with Īśvara—an underpinning idea for devotional concentration and mantra-oriented practice.

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

By centering on Īśvara as the supreme director of śakti (here, Sarasvatī’s speech), it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Lord is understood as the ultimate source behind divine functions, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava readings.