Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

अस्माद् विजायते विश्वमत्रैव प्रविलीयते / स मायी मायया बद्धः करोति विविधास्तनूः

Transliteration

asmād vijāyate viśvamatraiva pravilīyate / sa māyī māyayā baddhaḥ karoti vividhāstanūḥ

Translation

اسی سے یہ سارا جہان پیدا ہوتا ہے اور اسی میں سمٹ جاتا ہے۔ وہ مایا کا مالک، گویا اپنی ہی مایا سے بندھا ہوا، گوناگوں صورتیں اختیار کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अस्मात्: from this (one)
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विजायते: is born/comes forth
• विजायते: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: देशाधिकरण (Place adjunct/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• प्रविलीयते: dissolves (back)
• प्रविलीयते: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/intransitive sense: “dissolves”)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मायी: the possessor of māyā
• मायी: विशेष्य (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• मायया: by/through māyā
• मायया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• बद्धः: bound
• बद्धः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• करोति: makes, creates
• करोति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘तनूः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तनूः: bodies, forms
• तनूः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Maya
• Vishva (Cosmos)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the single ground of manifestation: the universe arises from Him and returns to Him, implying a non-dual substratum in which creation and dissolution occur without compromising the Lord’s transcendence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Ishvara-centered meditation (īśvara-dhyāna): the yogin contemplates one Supreme reality behind changing forms, thereby loosening identification with māyā-born appearances—an orientation consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning devotion and inner detachment.

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

By describing a single Ishvara who manifests and withdraws the cosmos through māyā, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names differ but the Supreme function and reality are one—supporting a Shaiva–Vaishnava non-contradiction in the Ishvara Gita teaching.