Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

द्रव्याणामप्यनादानमापद्यपि यथेच्छया / अपरिग्रह इत्याहुस्तं प्रयत्नेन पालयेत्

Transliteration

dravyāṇāmapyanādānamāpadyapi yathecchayā / aparigraha ityāhustaṃ prayatnena pālayet

Translation

مال و اسباب کو بھی اپنی مرضی کے مطابق، مصیبت میں بھی نہ لینا—اسی کو ‘اپریگرہ’ کہا گیا ہے۔ سالک اسے کوشش کے ساتھ قائم رکھے۔

Word by Word

• द्रव्याणाम्: of possessions/things
• द्रव्याणाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (pl.)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• अनादानम्: non-acceptance/non-taking
• अनादानम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनादान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg.)

• आपदि: in calamity/distress
• आपदि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (sg.)

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अपवाद/अतिशयार्थक-अव्यय (even)

• यथा-इच्छया: as one wishes/at will
• यथा-इच्छया: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.); अव्ययीभावः (adverbial: 'according to desire/at will')

• अपरिग्रहः: non-possessiveness
• अपरिग्रहः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg.)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Particle/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.), परस्मैपद

• तम्: that (it)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.)

• पालयेत्: should protect/observe
• पालयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita teaching-context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Vishnu
• Indradyumna
• Ishvara Gita
• Aparigraha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By prescribing aparigraha (non-possessiveness), the verse points to a Self that is complete and non-dependent; clinging to objects is treated as a discipline to be relinquished so awareness can rest in the inner Atman rather than external acquisitions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights the yama of aparigraha as a foundational restraint for Yoga: reducing acquisition and attachment stabilizes the mind (citta) and supports Pashupata-oriented renunciation and contemplative steadiness taught in the Ishvara Gita section.

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

The ethic of aparigraha is presented as a universal dharmic-yogic rule rather than sectarian doctrine, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where Vishnu (as Kurma) teaches disciplines consonant with Shaiva/Pashupata yogic ideals.