Shloka 67

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

यं विनिन्द्रा जितश्वासाः संतुष्टाः समदर्शिनः / ज्योतिः पश्यन्ति युञ्जानास्तस्मै योगात्मने नमः

Transliteration

yaṃ vinindrā jitaśvāsāḥ saṃtuṣṭāḥ samadarśinaḥ / jyotiḥ paśyanti yuñjānāstasmai yogātmane namaḥ

Translation

నిద్రలేని, శ్వాసజయులు, సంతుష్టులు, సమదర్శులు అయిన యోగులు ధ్యానంలో యుక్తులై అంతర్జ్యోతిగా దర్శించువానికీ—ఆ యోగాత్మునికి నమస్కారం।

Word by Word

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• vi-nidrāḥ: sleepless, wakeful
• vi-nidrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (vi-) अर्थे—निद्रारहिताः (free from sleep)

• jita-śvāsāḥ: having mastered the breath
• jita-śvāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त; √ji) + śvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—जितः श्वासः येषाम् (those who have conquered the breath)

• saṃtuṣṭāḥ: contented
• saṃtuṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃtuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sama-darśinaḥ: seeing equally
• sama-darśinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—समं पश्यन्ति इति (equal-seeing)

• jyotiḥ: light, radiance
• jyotiḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• paśyanti: they see
• paśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• yuñjānāḥ: practising (yoga), engaging
• yuñjānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), परस्मैपदी, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yoga-ātmane: to the one whose essence is Yoga
• yoga-ātmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—योगः आत्मा यस्य/योगात्मा (epithet)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः + चतुर्थी construction

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Yoga
• Jyotis (Inner Light)
• Prana (Breath)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as directly knowable in yoga as an inner, self-luminous Reality (jyotis), realized by purified, equal-sighted practitioners—indicating the Atman/Ishvara is not merely conceptual but experientially “seen” in samadhi-like absorption.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights disciplined wakefulness (freedom from tamas/sleep), mastery of the breath (jitaśvāsa—prāṇāyāma and prāṇa-nirodha), inner contentment (saṁtoṣa), equanimity (samadarśana), and sustained meditative engagement (yuñjānāḥ) culminating in perception of the inner light.

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

By praising the one “yogātmā” (the very essence of Yoga/Ishvara) realized as inner light, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme yogic Lord—named as Vishnu/Kurma in the dialogue—matches the Shaiva ideal of Ishvara as the inner controller, emphasizing unity of the Supreme beyond names.