Shloka 30

Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship

Devanagari script

योगः संप्रोच्यते योगी माया शास्त्रेषु सूरिभिः / योगेश्वरो ऽसौ भगवान् महादेवो महान् प्रभुः

Transliteration

yogaḥ saṃprocyate yogī māyā śāstreṣu sūribhiḥ / yogeśvaro 'sau bhagavān mahādevo mahān prabhuḥ

Translation

శాస్త్రాలలో మహర్షులు ప్రకటిస్తారు—యోగమే ఆ యోగి, అదే మాయాశక్తి; ఆయనే భగవాన్ యోగేశ్వరుడు, మహాదేవుడు, మహా ప్రభువు।

Word by Word

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• संप्रोच्यते: is proclaimed/declared
• संप्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√प्रच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माया: māyā (illusion/power)
• माया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शास्त्रेषु: in the scriptures
• शास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• सूरिभिः: by the sages
• सूरिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• योगेश्वरः: Lord of yoga
• योगेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग+ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yogasya īśvaraḥ)

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा+देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying prabhuḥ)

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) describing the scriptural teaching that identifies Mahādeva as Yogeshvara

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Yogeśvara
• Māyā
• Yoga
• Sages (Sūrīs)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as both the goal and the very principle of Yoga—implying that realization is not merely a technique but communion with (and recognition of) the divine Yogin who stands behind Māyā and its transcendence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Yoga as a śāstric (scripture-grounded) discipline culminating in recognition of Yogeshvara; it points to a theistic-yogic path where practice is oriented toward the Lord who presides over yogic mastery, a key tone in Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning yoga-shastra.

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

By framing Mahādeva as Bhagavān and Yogeshvara within a Purāṇic teaching context, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the supreme divinity is praised through Śiva-language while remaining compatible with Vaiṣṇava narration, reinforcing a non-sectarian, synthesizing theology.