Shloka 75

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

आत्मरूपसरूपेण तमसा संवृतः प्रभुः । मनः सात्विकमादाय यत्र तत्सत्वमाहितं

Transliteration

ātmarūpasarūpeṇa tamasā saṃvṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | manaḥ sātvikamādāya yatra tatsatvamāhitaṃ

Translation

Господь, чья собственная форма есть сама Его природа, сокрыт тьмой; но, приняв саттвический (чистый) ум, достигают того состояния, где саттва прочно утверждена.

Word by Word

• ātma-rūpa-sarūpeṇa: by a form resembling the Self
• ātma-rūpa-sarūpeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa (complex): "ātmano rūpasya sarūpeṇa" (by/with the form similar to the Self)

• tamasā: by darkness (tamas)
• tamasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saṃvṛtaḥ: covered
• saṃvṛtaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√vṛ (वृ, धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; "covered/enveloped" qualifying prabhuḥ

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of ādāya

• sāttvikam: sattvic
• sāttvikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāttvika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying manaḥ

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), "having taken"; governs accusative manaḥ

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय): "where"

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun qualifying satvam

• satvam: sattva (purity/essence)
• satvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of āhitam

• āhitam: is established/placed
• āhitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhā (धा, धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with satvam: "is placed/established"

Speaker

Uncertain (context not provided for Adhyaya 39, Shloka 75)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ātmarūpasarūpeṇa = ātma + rūpa + sarūpeṇa; sātvikamādāya = sāttvikam + ādāya; tatsatvamāhitaṃ = tat + satvam + āhitam.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It contrasts tamas (darkness/ignorance) with sattva (clarity/purity), teaching that spiritual establishment comes through adopting a sāttvika mind in which sattva becomes firmly grounded.

How can the Lord be described as ‘veiled by darkness’?

The verse can be read as describing how the Lord’s true nature appears obscured to beings due to tamas (ignorance). The ‘veil’ is epistemic—covering perception—rather than implying any limitation in the Lord.

What practical ethical or spiritual guidance does it give?

It encourages inner discipline: cultivate a lucid, sāttvika disposition (truthfulness, calmness, purity, restraint), because such a mind becomes the ground where spiritual clarity can be established.