Shloka 107

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

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच इत्येतदुक्त्वा भगवानात्मयोगमनुत्तमम् / व्याजहार समासीनं नारायणमनामयम्

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca ityetaduktvā bhagavānātmayogamanuttamam / vyājahāra samāsīnaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam

Translation

ویاس نے کہا—یوں بے مثال آتما-یوگ بیان کرکے، بھگوان نے وہاں سکون سے بیٹھے ہوئے، بے رنج نارائن کو مخاطب کیا۔

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वान्त (क्त्वा) अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): ‘having said’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• आत्म-योगम्: the yoga of the Self
• आत्म-योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘आत्मनः योगः’); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (आत्मयोगम्)

• व्याजहार: spoke, uttered
• व्याजहार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-सीद् (धातु) → samāsīna (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (नारायणम्)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• अनामयम्: free from illness, untroubled
• अनामयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anāmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (नारायणम्)

Speaker

Vyasa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Narayana

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FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as “ātma-yoga,” the supreme discipline centered on realizing the Self beyond affliction—implying inner freedom (anāmayatva) as the mark of Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse signals the culmination of “ātma-yoga” and emphasizes composed seatedness (samāsīna), pointing to meditative stability and contemplative absorption central to the Ishvara Gita’s yoga-instruction.

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

By presenting the supreme yogic teaching within the Ishvara Gita context—famous for Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis—it supports a non-sectarian vision where the highest truth is approached through shared yogic realization rather than rivalry.