Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते ऽथ मुनयः शौनकाद्या महेश्वरम् / प्रणेमुः शाश्वतं स्थाणुं व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम्

Transliteration

evamukte 'tha munayaḥ śaunakādyā maheśvaram / praṇemuḥ śāśvataṃ sthāṇuṃ vyāsaṃ satyavatīsutam

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เหล่าฤๅษีนำโดยเศานกะได้กราบนอบน้อมแด่พระมหีศวร ผู้เป็นนิรันดร์และมั่นคง และแด่พระวยาส โอรสแห่งสัตยวตี

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उक्ते: when (this was) said
• उक्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative circumstance)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग?; लोके—सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative/अधिकरण) in absolute sense: ‘when (it was) said’

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• शौनक-आद्याः: Śaunaka and others
• शौनक-आद्याः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of मुनयः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/समूहवाचक: ‘Śaunaka and others’ (ādi as ‘etc.’)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great lord)

• प्रणेमुः: bowed down
• प्रणेमुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of स्थाणुम्/महेश्वरम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थाणुम्: Sthāṇu (Śiva)
• स्थाणुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• व्यासम्: Vyāsa
• व्यासम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• सत्यवती-सुतम्: son of Satyavatī
• सत्यवती-सुतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (son of Satyavatī)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) describing the sages’ response at the close of the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Sthāṇu
• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī

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FAQs

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

By calling Maheśvara “śāśvata” (eternal) and “sthāṇu” (steadfast/unchanging), the verse points to the Supreme as the immutable ground of reality—qualities traditionally associated with the highest Self beyond transient change.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse itself closes a teaching section and emphasizes the yogic attitude of śraddhā and praṇāma (reverent surrender) toward Īśvara and the transmitting guru (Vyāsa), which the Kurma Purana frames as supportive of Pāśupata-oriented discipline and inner steadiness.

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

In the Ishvara Gita setting, reverence to Maheśvara alongside Vyāsa (the Purāṇic transmitter of Vishnu-centered lore) reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: devotion and authority flow through a shared dharmic tradition where Śiva and Viṣṇu are approached as harmonious expressions of the one Īśvara.