Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

योगात् संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते / योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य नावाप्यं विद्यते क्वचित्

Transliteration

yogāt saṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya nāvāpyaṃ vidyate kvacit

Translation

ଯୋଗରୁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଜନ୍ମେ, ଜ୍ଞାନରୁ ଯୋଗ ଦୃଢ଼ ହୋଇ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତେ। ଯେ ଯୋଗ ଓ ଜ୍ଞାନ—ଦୁହିଁରେ ନିୟୁକ୍ତ, ତାହା ପାଇଁ କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ଅପ୍ରାପ୍ୟ କିଛି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• योगात्: from yoga
• योगात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• संजायते: arises; is produced
• संजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ज्ञानात्: from knowledge
• ज्ञानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds; comes into operation
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य: of one devoted to yoga and knowledge
• योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग+ज्ञान+अभियुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—(योगे च ज्ञाने च) अभियुक्तः ‘engaged in yoga and knowledge’ (समाहार/द्वन्द्व-आधार + तत्पुरुष)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अवाप्यम्: attainable (thing to be attained)
• अवाप्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव+√आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to be attained’

• विद्यते: exists; is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अस्त्यर्थक (exists)

• क्वचित्: anywhere; ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (indefinite adverb)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (and attending sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Yoga
• Jnana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that liberating insight (jñāna) is not isolated from practice: Yoga refines the mind so knowledge can arise, and that knowledge stabilizes Yoga—together leading toward realization of the Self under the grace/order of Ishvara.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Yoga as disciplined integration—typically including ethical restraints, sense-control, meditation, and devotion to Ishvara—whose inner purification gives rise to jñāna; then that jñāna deepens steadiness in meditation and practice.

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

By framing liberation as Ishvara-taught Yoga joined with jñāna, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme Lord’s path transcends sectarian difference, harmonizing Shaiva (Pashupata-oriented Yoga) and Vaishnava devotion in a single non-contradictory discipline.