Shloka 22

Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

सो ऽहं सृजामि सकलं संहरामि सदा जगत् / मायी मायामयो देवः कालेन सह सङ्गतः

Transliteration

so 'haṃ sṛjāmi sakalaṃ saṃharāmi sadā jagat / māyī māyāmayo devaḥ kālena saha saṅgataḥ

Translation

నేనే సమస్త జగత్తును సృష్టిస్తాను, సదా దానిని లయమూ చేస్తాను. మాయాధిపతి, మాయామయుడైన దేవుడు కాలంతో కలిసి కార్యం నిర్వహిస్తాడు।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सृजामि: I create
• सृजामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत्)

• संहरामि: I withdraw/destroy
• संहरामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मायी: possessing māyā
• मायी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवः)

• मायामयः: consisting of māyā
• मायामयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मायया मयः = made of māyā) विशेषणम् (देवः)

• देवः: the god (Lord)
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय-आधारः

• कालेन: with time
• कालेन: Sahakaraka (सह/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like), तृतीया-सहयोगे

• सङ्गतः: associated/combined
• सङ्गतः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘joined/associated’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Ishvara
• Maya
• Kala (Time)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as the single underlying reality who projects (sṛṣṭi) and withdraws (saṃhāra) the cosmos, indicating that the world’s changes occur in Him through māyā, while His sovereign Selfhood remains primary.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation: meditating on the Lord as the timeless ground of creation and dissolution helps detach the mind from transient phenomena—an orientation consistent with Kurma Purana’s theistic-yogic discipline (bhakti with jñāna) used alongside Pashupata-style renunciation and inner steadiness.

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

By emphasizing one Ishvara who governs cosmic functions via māyā and kāla, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis allows the same supreme principle to be revered as Vishnu (Kurma) or as Shiva in Pashupata theology—unity of lordship rather than sectarian separation.