Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

यत्तत् सर्वगतं दिव्यमैश्वर्यमचलं महत् / ज्ञानयोगाभियुक्तस्तु देहान्ते तदवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yattat sarvagataṃ divyamaiśvaryamacalaṃ mahat / jñānayogābhiyuktastu dehānte tadavāpnuyāt

Translation

அந்த அனைத்திலும் பரவி நிற்கும், தெய்வீகமான, மாபெரும், அசையாத ஐஸ்வர்யத்தை—ஞானயோகத்தில் உறுதியாக இணைந்தவன் உடல் முடிவில் அடைகிறான்.

Word by Word

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश (correlative)

• sarvagatam: all-pervading
• sarvagatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvagata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (sarva + gata); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aiśvaryam: lordship/power
• aiśvaryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• acalam: immovable/unchanging
• acalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jñāna-yoga-abhiyuktaḥ: one engaged in the yoga of knowledge
• jñāna-yoga-abhiyuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiyukta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘ज्ञानयोगे अभियुक्तः’ (engaged in jñāna-yoga)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/but)

• deha-ante: at death/at the end of the body
• deha-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘देहस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of the body)

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would attain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (as part of the sage-king dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Jnana-yoga
• Aiśvarya (divine sovereignty)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to the supreme reality as sarvagata (all-pervading), divya (luminous), and acala (unchanging), indicating a transcendental, stable principle realized through knowledge rather than through transient bodily identity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds jñāna-yoga—disciplined inquiry and contemplative realization of Īśvara’s all-pervading, unmoving greatness—implying steady absorption in true knowledge culminating in liberation at the body’s end.

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

By emphasizing a single, all-pervading Īśvara and His divine aiśvarya as the goal of realization, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme Lord is approached through shared yogic knowledge beyond strict Shiva–Vishnu division.