Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

ये चान्यदेवताभक्ताः पूजयन्तीह देवताः / मद्भावनासमायुक्ता मुच्यन्ते ते ऽपि भावतः

Transliteration

ye cānyadevatābhaktāḥ pūjayantīha devatāḥ / madbhāvanāsamāyuktā mucyante te 'pi bhāvataḥ

Translation

ఇక్కడ ఇతర దేవతల భక్తులై వారిని పూజించువారు కూడా—నా ధ్యాన-భావనతో ఏకమై ఉంటే—తమ అంతర్భావానికి అనుగుణంగా ముక్తిని పొందుతారు।

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्य-देवता-भक्ताः: devotees of other deities
• अन्य-देवता-भक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भज् सेवायाम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः भक्ताः) + विशेषणपूर्वपद (अन्य)

• पूजयन्ति: worship
• पूजयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्

• मत्-भावना-समायुक्ताः: endowed with contemplation of me
• मत्-भावना-समायुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भावना (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज् योगे, सम्+आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम भावना) + तत्पुरुषः (भावनया समायुक्ताः)

• मुच्यन्ते: are liberated
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (are released)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; अन्वयः—ये ... ते

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

• भावतः: by (true) intention
• भावतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): भावतः = भावेन/भावात् (by virtue of inner disposition)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (with sages as witnesses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Devatāḥ (other deities)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies a single Supreme reality as the inner object of true contemplation (mad-bhāvanā); liberation depends on inward orientation to that Supreme, not merely the external form of worship.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights bhāvanā (steady contemplative intent) as an inner yogic discipline: aligning mind and devotion to the Supreme while performing worship, which functions as integrated upāsanā within the Ishvara Gita’s path.

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

By affirming liberation through sincere orientation to the Supreme even amid diverse deity-worship, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms are secondary to realization of the one Ishvara (often expressed through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms).