Shloka 38

Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं तन्मामकं दिव्यं हस्तामलकवत् तव / आभूतसंप्लवस्थायी ततो यास्यसि मत्पदम्

Transliteration

jñānaṃ tanmāmakaṃ divyaṃ hastāmalakavat tava / ābhūtasaṃplavasthāyī tato yāsyasi matpadam

Translation

ญาณทิพย์อันเป็นของเรานั้นจักแจ่มชัดแก่ท่านดุจผลอามลกะที่วางอยู่บนฝ่ามือ มันจักดำรงอยู่กับท่านจนถึงกาลสลายแห่งสรรพสัตว์ แล้วจึงนำท่านไปสู่บทของเรา คือแดนสูงสุดของเรา

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मामकम्: belonging to me, my own
• मामकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्वार्थे क-प्रत्ययान्त ('mine')

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हस्तामलकवत्: like an āmalaka fruit in the hand
• हस्तामलकवत्: Upamana (उपमान/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हस्त + आमलक + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-अव्यय (वत् = 'like/as')

• तव: for you / of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आ-भूत-संप्लव-स्थायी: lasting until the (end-of-)beings dissolution
• आ-भूत-संप्लव-स्थायी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + भूत + संप्लव + स्थायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (आभूतसंप्लवपर्यन्तं स्थायी = lasting until the cosmic dissolution)

• ततः: thereafter, from that
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• यास्यसि: you will go
• यास्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्-पदम्: my abode/state
• मत्-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम पदम्)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara-Gita doctrine

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Pralaya (cosmic dissolution)
• Matpada (Supreme Abode)

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FAQs

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

It presents liberating knowledge as immediate, direct realization—“as evident as a fruit in the hand”—implying that the Self/Ishvara is not merely inferred but known in clear spiritual insight that culminates in attaining the Lord’s supreme state (matpada).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Jñāna as a yogic fruition: sustained inner clarity that remains steady even across worldly change. In the Ishvara-Gita context, this aligns with disciplined yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation) culminating in unwavering realization that carries the seeker to liberation.

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

By framing liberation as attainment of the one supreme Lord’s “state/abode,” the Ishvara-Gita supports a non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality is singular, approached through shared yogic knowledge and devotion—harmonizing Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava (Kurma/Vishnu) idioms.