Shloka 27

Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga

Devanagari script

तस्मात् सेवेत सततं कर्मयोगं प्रसन्नधीः / तृप्तये परमेशस्य तत् पदं याति शाश्वतम्

Transliteration

tasmāt seveta satataṃ karmayogaṃ prasannadhīḥ / tṛptaye parameśasya tat padaṃ yāti śāśvatam

Translation

కాబట్టి ప్రసన్నమైన, నిర్మలమైన బుద్ధితో నిత్యం కర్మయోగాన్ని ఆచరించాలి. పరమేశ్వరుని తృప్తికై అలా చేయువాడు ఆ శాశ్వత పరమపదాన్ని పొందును.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक), अर्थे—‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that reason’

• सेवेत: should practice/serve
• सेवेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद? (आत्मनेपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• कर्मयोगम्: the yoga of action
• कर्मयोगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘कर्मणः योगः’

• प्रसन्नधीः: one whose mind is serene
• प्रसन्नधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘प्रसन्ना धीः यस्य सः’ (as adjective used for the doer)

• तृप्तये: for satisfaction
• तृप्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• परमेशस्य: of the Supreme Lord
• परमेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (points to ‘padaṃ’)

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• याति: attains/goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘padaṃ’)

Speaker

Traditional attribution: Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the listener in dharma and yoga

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Parameshvara

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to liberation as reaching an “eternal state” (śāśvata pada) through purified action offered to the Supreme Lord, implying that the highest realization is attained when the mind becomes serene and actions no longer bind the self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Karma-yoga is emphasized: steady performance of duty with a calm intellect (prasanna-dhī) and dedication of all actions to Parameśvara (īśvara-prāṇidhāna), which functions as a practical yogic discipline leading toward moksha.

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

By using the title “Parameśvara” as the object of worship and offering, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach where the Supreme Lord can be understood beyond sectarian limits—harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion through a single highest principle.