Shloka 44

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

यत्तत् सर्वगतं दिव्यमैश्वर्यमचलं महत् / ज्ञानयोगाभियुक्तस्तु देहान्ते तदवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yattat sarvagataṃ divyamaiśvaryamacalaṃ mahat / jñānayogābhiyuktastu dehānte tadavāpnuyāt

Translation

وہ سراسر پھیلا ہوا، الٰہی، عظیم اور غیر متزلزل اقتدار—جو جِنان یوگ میں ثابت قدمی سے لگا رہے، وہ جسم کے اختتام پر اسے پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश (correlative)

• sarvagatam: all-pervading
• sarvagatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvagata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (sarva + gata); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aiśvaryam: lordship/power
• aiśvaryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• acalam: immovable/unchanging
• acalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jñāna-yoga-abhiyuktaḥ: one engaged in the yoga of knowledge
• jñāna-yoga-abhiyuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiyukta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘ज्ञानयोगे अभियुक्तः’ (engaged in jñāna-yoga)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/but)

• deha-ante: at death/at the end of the body
• deha-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘देहस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of the body)

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would attain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (as part of the sage-king dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Jnana-yoga
• Aiśvarya (divine sovereignty)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to the supreme reality as sarvagata (all-pervading), divya (luminous), and acala (unchanging), indicating a transcendental, stable principle realized through knowledge rather than through transient bodily identity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds jñāna-yoga—disciplined inquiry and contemplative realization of Īśvara’s all-pervading, unmoving greatness—implying steady absorption in true knowledge culminating in liberation at the body’s end.

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

By emphasizing a single, all-pervading Īśvara and His divine aiśvarya as the goal of realization, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme Lord is approached through shared yogic knowledge beyond strict Shiva–Vishnu division.