Shloka 143

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

Devanagari script

य इमं पठते नित्यं संवादं कृत्तिवाससः / सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

ya imaṃ paṭhate nityaṃ saṃvādaṃ kṛttivāsasaḥ / sanatkumārapramukhaiḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

جو سنَت کُمار وغیرہ مُنیوں کے بیان کردہ کِرتّیواس (شیو) کے اس مکالمے کی نِتّیہ تلاوت کرتا ہے، وہ تمام گناہوں سے چھوٹ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• पठते: recites/reads
• पठते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• संवादम्: dialogue
• संवादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्तिवाससः: of Kṛttivāsas (Śiva)
• कृत्तिवाससः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्ति + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि (नाम): कृत्तिः वासः यस्य (epithet of Śiva)

• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः: by/with (those) headed by Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: सनत्कुमारः प्रमुखः येषाम् (i.e., led by Sanatkumāra)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: सर्वाणि पापानि

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narratorial phalaśruti within the Īśvara-gītā section (attributed to the text’s concluding voice, aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttivāsa (Śiva)
• Sanatkumāra

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through śravaṇa–pāṭha of sacred dialogue, preparing the mind for realizing the Ātman taught in the Īśvara-gītā.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights nitya-pāṭha (regular disciplined recitation) as a sādhana that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification and steadiness—an auxiliary practice to yoga and devotion taught in the Īśvara-gītā chapters.

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

By placing Śiva (Kṛttivāsa) as the authoritative voice within a Kurma Purana framework, it reflects the text’s integrative stance where Śaiva teaching functions harmoniously within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa setting.