Shloka 22

Īśvara-gītā: Vibhūtis of the Supreme Lord and the Paśu–Paśupati Doctrine of Bondage and Release

Devanagari script

मनो बुद्धिरहङ्कारः खानिलाग्निजलानि भूः / एताः प्रकृतयस्त्वष्टौ विकाराश्च तथापरे

Transliteration

mano buddhirahaṅkāraḥ khānilāgnijalāni bhūḥ / etāḥ prakṛtayastvaṣṭau vikārāśca tathāpare

Translation

มโน (ใจ), พุทธิ (ปัญญา) และอหังการ; พร้อมด้วยอากาศ ลม ไฟ น้ำ และดิน—สิ่งเหล่านี้ประกาศว่าเป็นปรกฤติแปดประการ ส่วนตัตตวะอื่น ๆ นั้นเป็นวิการะ คือความแปรเปลี่ยนของมัน

Word by Word

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अहङ्कारः: ego-sense
• अहङ्कारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ख: space/ether
• ख: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-गणनायाम्)

• अनिल: wind/air
• अनिल: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-गणनायाम्)

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-गणनायाम्)

• जलानि: waters
• जलानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भूः: earth
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रकृतयः: natures/constituents
• प्रकृतयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• विकाराः: modifications/evolutes
• विकाराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Prakriti
• Manas
• Buddhi
• Ahamkara
• Pancha Mahabhuta

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By listing mind, intellect, ego, and the five elements as prakṛti-categories, the verse implies the Ātman is distinct from these material constituents and their modifications; the Self is the witness beyond prakṛti and vikāra.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse supports tattva-viveka used in Yoga: meditative discrimination that identifies mind–intellect–ego and the elements as objects of prakṛti, enabling detachment (vairāgya) and steadiness (samādhi) by not mistaking them for the Self.

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

Though not naming them directly, the teaching aligns with the Purana’s synthesis: the same supreme Lord (spoken as Kurma/Vishnu) reveals a shared yogic–Sāṅkhya framework also upheld in Śaiva (including Pāśupata) traditions, pointing to one truth expressed through both streams.