Shloka 100

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

व्याख्यायाशेषमेवेदं यत्पृष्टो ऽहं द्विजेन तु / अनुगृह्य च तं विप्रं तत्रैवान्तर्हितो ऽभवम्

Transliteration

vyākhyāyāśeṣamevedaṃ yatpṛṣṭo 'haṃ dvijena tu / anugṛhya ca taṃ vipraṃ tatraivāntarhito 'bhavam

Translation

व्याख्यायाशेषमेवेदं यत्पृष्टोऽहं द्विजेन तु। अनुगृह्य च तं विप्रं तत्रैवान्तर्हितोऽभवम्॥

Word by Word

• vyākhyāya: having explained
• vyākhyāya: Purvakala Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khyā (ख्या) + vi (वि) + ā (आ)
• Form: Lyap Pratyaya (Gerund/Absolutive)

• aśeṣam: entire/without remainder
• aśeṣam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (अशेष)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle (Emphatic)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yat: which/what
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pṛṣṭaḥ: asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (प्रछ्)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dvijena: by the twice-born (Indradyumna)
• dvijena: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (द्विज)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tu: but/and
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु)
• Form: Conjunction

• anugṛhya: having blessed/favored
• anugṛhya: Purvakala Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: grah (ग्रह्) + anu (अनु)
• Form: Lyap Pratyaya (Gerund/Absolutive)

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vipram: Brahmin
• vipram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (विप्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र)
• Form: Adverb

• eva: itself/only
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle

• antarhitaḥ: vanished/disappeared
• antarhitaḥ: Vidheya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhā (धा) + antar (अन्तर्)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• abhavam: became/was
• abhavam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू)
• Form: Lang Lakara (Imperfect), Uttama Purusha (1st), Singular

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as the divine narrator concluding the exchange

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Vipra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the Supreme’s freedom and transcendence: after imparting complete instruction, the divine presence withdraws at will, implying a reality not bound by physical locality and accessible through revealed teaching and grace.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is enumerated in this verse; instead, it highlights the Puranic principle that yogic realization is supported by śāstra-upadeśa (complete instruction) and anugraha (divine favor), a recurring motif in Kurma Purana’s Yoga-oriented sections.

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

While Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the Supreme teacher grants knowledge and grace and then becomes unmanifest—an idiom compatible with both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva presentations of the one Lord who teaches and withdraws beyond form.