Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

प्रस्वेदकम्पनोत्थानजनकत्वं यथाक्रमम् / मन्दमध्यममुख्यानामानन्दादुत्तमोत्तमः

Transliteration

prasvedakampanotthānajanakatvaṃ yathākramam / mandamadhyamamukhyānāmānandāduttamottamaḥ

Translation

ตามลำดับ จากอานันทะก่อให้เกิดเหงื่อ การสั่น และการลุกขึ้นยืน. ในระดับอ่อน ปานกลาง และสูงสุดนั้น อานันทะที่สูงสุดย่อมเป็นยอดเยี่ยมที่สุด

Word by Word

• prasveda-kampana-utthāna-janakatvam: the production of sweating, trembling, and rising
• prasveda-kampana-utthāna-janakatvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasveda (प्रातिपदिक) + kampana (प्रातिपदिक) + utthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + janakatva (प्रातिपदिक; -tva)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); collective: 'the causing of sweating, trembling, and rising' (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समास)

• yathā-kramam: in due order
• yathā-kramam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva indeclinable: 'according to order/ क्रमशः' (क्रियाविशेषण)

• manda-madhyama-mukhyānām: of the mild, middle, and chief (types)
• manda-madhyama-mukhyānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + madhyama (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); 'of the mild, middle, and chief (types)'

• ānandāt: from bliss; due to bliss
• ānandāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); cause/source sense

• uttama-uttamaḥ: supremely excellent
• uttama-uttamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); intensive karmadhāraya: 'best of the best/most excellent'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Ishvara Gita
• Ananda

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to ānanda as a direct experiential marker of inward realization: as consciousness becomes absorbed, bliss intensifies and manifests outward signs, implying that the Self is apprehended not merely conceptually but as progressively deepening beatitude.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights yogic absorption (samādhi-like intensity) where rising waves of ānanda generate bodily signs—sweating, trembling, and spontaneous rising—used in Yoga-śāstra style as indicators of increasing concentration and devotional-ecstatic absorption.

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

Within the Ishvara Gita’s synthesis, the bliss described is tied to realization of Īśvara beyond sectarian difference—an experiential unity where devotion and yoga culminate in the same supreme ānanda, consistent with the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonizing stance.