Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्य तु योगीन्द्रान् सशिष्यांश्च विनायकम् / गुरुं चैवाथ मां योगी युञ्जीत सुसमाहितः

Transliteration

namaskṛtya tu yogīndrān saśiṣyāṃśca vināyakam / guruṃ caivātha māṃ yogī yuñjīta susamāhitaḥ

Translation

یوگیندروں کو ان کے شاگردوں سمیت، وِنایک (گنیش) کو اور اپنے گرو کو سجدۂ تعظیم کر کے—پھر دل کو خوب یکسو کر کے—یوگی مجھے موضوعِ دھیان بنا کر یوگ میں لگے۔

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having done namas' = having saluted

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• योगीन्द्रान्: the lords among yogins
• योगीन्द्रान्: कर्म (Karma/Object of saluting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• स-शिष्यान्: together with (their) disciples
• स-शिष्यान्: कर्म (Karma; qualifier of योगीन्द्रान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थक) + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शिष्यैः सह = along with disciples)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of saluting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of saluting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• अथ: then/thereafter
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/transition particle

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of saluting/meditating)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• युञ्जीत: should practice/engage
• युञ्जीत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सु-समाहितः: well-composed, fully concentrated
• सु-समाहितः: कर्ता (Karta; qualifier of योगी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + समाहित (कृदन्त; √धा धातु with सम्-आ-; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (well-collected/composed)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (as Īśvara), instructing the seeker within the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Ishvara)
• Yogindras
• Vinayaka (Ganesha)
• Guru

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FAQs

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

It frames the Supreme as a personal Īśvara—“Me”—as the direct object of yogic contemplation, implying that realization is approached through steady, concentrated devotion and meditative yoking to the Lord.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes preparatory discipline: respectful salutations (maṅgala/ācāra), reliance on the guru, removal of obstacles through Vināyaka, and then sustained samādhāna (mental collectedness) as the basis for entering yogic practice.

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

By placing Vināyaka (a Shaiva-associated deity) and the yogic lineage alongside devotion to the Lord addressed as “Me” (Kūrma/Vishnu), it models the Kurma Purana’s integrative, non-sectarian approach where Shaiva aids and Vaishnava Īśvara-focus cohere within one yogic path.