Shloka 53

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

त्वयैव सृष्टमखिलं त्वय्येव सकलं स्थितम् / त्वया संह्रियते विश्वं प्रधानाद्यं जगन्मय

Transliteration

tvayaiva sṛṣṭamakhilaṃ tvayyeva sakalaṃ sthitam / tvayā saṃhriyate viśvaṃ pradhānādyaṃ jaganmaya

Translation

โดยพระองค์เท่านั้นสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวงจึงถูกสร้าง; ในพระองค์เท่านั้นทุกสิ่งดำรงอยู่. โดยพระองค์จักรวาลถูกเก็บคืนสู่ลัย—โอ้ผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วโลก—รวมทั้งปรธานะและสิ่งทั้งหลายที่เริ่มจากนั้น

Word by Word

• tvayā: By You
• tvayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: Alone/Indeed
• eva: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle (Emphasis)

• sṛṣṭam: Created
• sṛṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म) - Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛj (सृज्)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Kta), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• akhilam: Entire/Whole
• akhilam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (अखिल)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tvayi: In You
• tvayi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• eva: Alone/Indeed
• eva: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle (Emphasis)

• sakalam: All/Everything
• sakalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (सकल)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sthitam: Established/Exists
• sthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म) - Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Kta), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• tvayā: By You
• tvayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saṃhriyate: Is withdrawn/destroyed
• saṃhriyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃhṛ (संहृ)
• Form: Present Passive (Karmaṇi Laṭ), 3rd Person, Singular

• viśvam: The Universe
• viśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (विश्व)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pradhānādyam: Beginning with Pradhana (Primordial Matter)
• pradhānādyam: Visheshana (Adjective to viśvam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradhānādya (प्रधानाद्य)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jaganmaya: O One consisting of the world
• jaganmaya: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaganmaya (जगन्मय)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

Speaker

A devotee/sage praising Lord Kurma (Vishnu) within the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
• Pradhana (Primordial Nature)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the single ground of all states of the cosmos—creation, sustenance, and dissolution—implying a non-dual foundation in which all phenomena rest and into which they return.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation (Īśvara-dhyāna): meditating on the Lord as the inner support (adhiṣṭhāna) of all tattvas—from Pradhāna onward—helping detach the mind from changing forms and stabilize devotion and insight.

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

By attributing absolute cosmic functions to the one Supreme Lord addressed here, the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita style aligns with a unified theism where sectarian names (Shiva/Vishnu) point to the same all-pervading Īśvara.