Shloka 108

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

Devanagari script

मयैतद् भाषितं ज्ञानं हितार्थं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् / दातव्यं शान्तचित्तेभ्यः शिष्येभ्यो भवता शिवम्

Transliteration

mayaitad bhāṣitaṃ jñānaṃ hitārthaṃ brahmavādinām / dātavyaṃ śāntacittebhyaḥ śiṣyebhyo bhavatā śivam

Translation

ความรู้นี้เราได้กล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์แก่ผู้ประกาศพรหมัน โอ้ผู้เป็นศิวะอันเป็นมงคล ท่านพึงมอบแก่ศิษย์ผู้มีจิตสงบเถิด

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भाषितम्: spoken
• भाषितम्: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाष् (धातु) → bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (‘एतत्’)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन/विशेष्य

• हित-अर्थम्: for the sake of welfare
• हित-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘हितस्य अर्थः’/‘हितार्थम्’); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• ब्रह्मवादिनाम्: of the expounders of Brahman
• ब्रह्मवादिनाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (उपपद: ‘ब्रह्म वदति’/‘ब्रह्मणि वादी’); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दातव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √दा, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्: gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• शान्त-चित्तेभ्यः: to the calm-minded (students)
• शान्त-चित्तेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānta (√शम्, क्त) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (‘शान्तं चित्तं येषाम्’/‘शान्तचित्त’); पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) बहुवचन (प्रयोगः: ‘to/from’ sense often overlaps with dative in -भ्यः)

• शिष्येभ्यः: to the disciples
• शिष्येभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (4th/5th; Dative/Ablative) बहुवचन; सम्प्रदानार्थे (recipient)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific ‘by you’)

• शिवम्: auspicious, beneficial
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; कर्म-रूपेण (object: ‘auspicious [teaching]’)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the proper transmission of Ishvara Gita teachings

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Shiva (as Śivam—auspicious principle)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling it “jñāna” meant for “brahmavādins,” the verse frames the teaching as Brahman-realization—wisdom oriented to the Supreme Self, to be preserved and transmitted with discernment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key qualification is śānta-citta (a tranquil mind), implying disciplines central to Yoga—mental pacification, restraint, and meditative steadiness—before one is fit to receive Ishvara Gita’s liberating instruction.

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

Vishnu (as Lord Kurma) authorizes the gifting of “śivam” (auspicious, Śiva-inflected good), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where Vaishnava speech transmits a Shaiva-toned, auspicious liberating teaching.