Shloka 6

Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship

Devanagari script

गृणन्ति सततं वेदा मामेकं परमेश्वरम् / यजन्ति विविधैरग्निं ब्राह्मणा वैदिकैर्मखैः

Transliteration

gṛṇanti satataṃ vedā māmekaṃ parameśvaram / yajanti vividhairagniṃ brāhmaṇā vaidikairmakhaiḥ

Translation

พระเวทสรรเสริญเราตลอดกาลว่าเป็นปรเมศวรองค์เดียว; และพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายประกอบยัญพิธีตามพระเวท บูชาอัคนีศักดิ์สิทธิ์ในรูปนานาประการ

Word by Word

• gṛṇanti: praise/sing
• gṛṇanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• satataṃ: constantly
• satataṃ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति

• ekam: one/alone
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of mām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of mām)

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म; apposition to mām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (paramaḥ īśvaraḥ)

• yajanti: worship/sacrifice to
• yajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of makhaiḥ)

• agnim: Agni / the fire (deity)
• agnim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vaidikaiḥ: Vedic
• vaidikaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of makhaiḥ)

• makhaiḥ: sacrifices/rites
• makhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Parameshvara
• Agni
• Brahmanas
• Vedic Yajna (Makha)

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FAQs

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

It presents one supreme Parameshvara as the single ultimate object of Vedic praise—implying a unified highest reality behind diverse Vedic expressions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds karma-yoga through Veda-guided yajna: disciplined, rule-bound worship offered to Ishvara, which in the Ishvara Gita framework supports inner purification leading toward higher yoga.

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

By emphasizing one Parameshvara praised by the Vedas while acknowledging diverse ritual forms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where different divine forms and rites converge upon a single supreme Ishvara.