Shloka 60

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

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

तस्मादनादिनिधनं कर्मयोगपरायणः / ज्ञानेनाराधयानन्तं ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

tasmādanādinidhanaṃ karmayogaparāyaṇaḥ / jñānenārādhayānantaṃ tato mokṣamavāpsyasi

Translation

तस्मादनादिनिधनं कर्मयोगपरायणः । ज्ञानेनाराधयानन्तं ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ॥

Word by Word

• tasmāt: Therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (Used as adverb 'Therefore')

• anādinidhanam: Having no beginning or end
• anādinidhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anādinidhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• karmayogaparāyaṇaḥ: Devoted to Karma Yoga
• karmayogaparāyaṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karmayogaparāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jñānena: Through knowledge
• jñānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ārādhaya: Worship/Propitiate
• ārādhaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ārādh (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person, Singular

• anantam: The Infinite One
• anantam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tataḥ: Then/From that
• tataḥ: Apadana/Hetu (Consequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• mokṣam: Liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• avāpsyasi: You will obtain
• avāpsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: Lrt Lakara (Future), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person, Singular

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing King Indradyumna (Īśvara-gītā teaching context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ananta (the Infinite Supreme Lord)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to the Supreme as anādi-nidhana (without beginning or end) and ananta (Infinite), indicating the eternal, limitless reality that is realized through jñāna and culminates in mokṣa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes Karma-yoga—disciplined, duty-based action offered without ego—and its completion through jñāna (spiritual knowledge) as the means of ārādhana (inner worship) leading to liberation.

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

By centering worship on the ananta, beginningless Supreme beyond sectarian limitation, it reflects the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality can be addressed through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological vocabularies.