Shloka 3

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

योगात्संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते / योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य प्रसीदति महेश्वरः

Transliteration

yogātsaṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya prasīdati maheśvaraḥ

Translation

యోగం వల్ల జ్ఞానం జన్మిస్తుంది; జ్ఞానం వల్ల యోగం ప్రవహిస్తుంది. యోగ-జ్ఞానాలలో స్థిరంగా నిమగ్నుడైనవానిపై మహేశ్వరుడు ప్రసన్నుడవుతాడు.

Word by Word

• योगात्: from yoga
• योगात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ

• संजायते: arises
• संजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ज्ञानात्: from knowledge
• ज्ञानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds/comes into operation
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य: of one devoted to yoga and knowledge
• योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiyukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj + abhi + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (yoga-jñāna-abhiyukta), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धार्थ

• प्रसीदति: is pleased
• प्रसीदति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sad (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (mahān īśvaraḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita framework, affirming Maheśvara’s grace through Yoga-Jñāna synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that liberating insight (jñāna) is not merely conceptual: it arises through Yoga, and that insight in turn stabilizes Yoga—pointing to direct realization of the Self supported by disciplined practice and clear knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes a Yoga–Jñāna samuccaya (combined cultivation): meditative discipline that produces inner clarity, and doctrinal/experiential knowledge that deepens and sustains practice—aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning stress on Īśvara’s grace through steady sādhanā.

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

Within the Ishvara Gita setting (spoken by Kūrma/Viṣṇu), the teaching culminates in Maheśvara’s grace, reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Viṣṇu teaches a path that honors Śiva as the Lord who grants fruition to Yoga and Jñāna.