Shloka 9

Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

त्रयमेतदनाद्यन्तमव्यक्ते समवस्थितम् / तदात्मकं तदन्यत् स्यात् तद्रूपं मामकं विदुः

Transliteration

trayametadanādyantamavyakte samavasthitam / tadātmakaṃ tadanyat syāt tadrūpaṃ māmakaṃ viduḥ

Translation

ตรีประการนี้ไร้ต้นไร้ปลาย ตั้งอยู่ในอวิยักตะ มันเป็นสาระเดียวกับความจริงนั้น และก็กล่าวได้ว่าแยกต่างหาก จงรู้เถิดว่ารูปของมันเป็นของเรา.

Word by Word

• त्रयम्: the triad/threefold set
• त्रयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular neuter

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; pronoun agreeing with त्रयम्

• अनादि-अन्तम्: without beginning and end
• अनादि-अन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (अनादि च अन्तश्च) used adjectivally

• अव्यक्ते: in the unmanifest
• अव्यक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• समवस्थितम्: is situated/abides
• समवस्थितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle

• तत्-आत्मकम्: of that nature/consisting of that
• तत्-आत्मकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य आत्मा यस्य/तदात्मा)

• तत्-अन्यत्: other than that
• तत्-अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्मात् अन्यत्)

• स्यात्: would be/may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative

• तत्-रूपम्: that form
• तत्-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य रूपम्)

• मामकम्: mine/belonging to me
• मामकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; possessive adjective

• विदुः: they know
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रश्न/परोक्शभूत; perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 3rd person plural perfect

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/seekers in a Sāṅkhya–Yoga framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Avyakta (the Unmanifest)
• Supreme Self (Tad/Paramatman)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents a subtle doctrine: the ‘triad’ is ultimately of the Supreme’s essence (tadātmaka), yet is also discussed as distinct (tadanyat) for purposes of teaching—showing a synthesis of non-dual ground with functional distinctions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative discrimination (viveka) central to Sāṅkhya–Yoga: meditate on the Unmanifest (avyakta) as the subtle basis, then recognize its dependence on and identity-with the Supreme Lord—stabilizing the mind in the Lord as the ground of all categories.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the highest reality is one, while names and forms function pedagogically—allowing Shaiva and Vaishnava descriptions to converge in a single Supreme principle.