Shloka 11

Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship

Devanagari script

अन्ये ऽपि ये विकर्मस्थाः शूद्राद्या नीचजातयः / भक्तिमन्तः प्रमुच्यन्ते कालेन मयि संगताः

Transliteration

anye 'pi ye vikarmasthāḥ śūdrādyā nīcajātayaḥ / bhaktimantaḥ pramucyante kālena mayi saṃgatāḥ

Translation

अन्येऽपि ये विकर्मस्थाः शूद्राद्या नीचजातयः। भक्तिमन्तः प्रमुच्यन्ते कालेन मयि संगताः॥

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• विकर्मस्थाः: engaged in wrongful acts
• विकर्मस्थाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकर्म-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (विकर्मे स्थाः/विकर्मस्थाः)

• शूद्राद्याः: Śūdras and the like
• शूद्राद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शूद्रः आदिः येषाम्/शूद्राद्याः = beginning with Śūdras)

• नीचजातयः: low-born groups
• नीचजातयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीच-जाती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (नीचाः जातयः)

• भक्तिमन्तः: devoted
• भक्तिमन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing devotion)

• प्रमुच्यन्ते: are freed, are released
• प्रमुच्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: are released)

• कालेन: by/with time; in due course
• कालेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• संगताः: having associated/come together (with me)
• संगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (सम्+गत)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Bhakti
• Moksha
• Varnashrama Dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as the liberating refuge: liberation arises through communion with Him, and devotion becomes the direct bridge to that saving union, regardless of social origin.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds bhakti-yoga—steadfast devotion and inner turning toward Ishvara—implying that sustained God-orientation over time (kālena) matures into saṃgati (union/communion) and culminates in moksha.

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

By emphasizing Ishvara as the universal liberator accessible through devotion, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme Lord (whether named Shiva or Vishnu) is one reality granting liberation to all sincere devotees.