Shloka 3

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

यं विदुर्योगतत्त्वज्ञा योगिनो यतमानसाः / तमीशं सर्वभूतानामाकशे ददृशुः किल

Transliteration

yaṃ viduryogatattvajñā yogino yatamānasāḥ / tamīśaṃ sarvabhūtānāmākaśe dadṛśuḥ kila

Translation

جسے یوگ کے تَتّو کے جاننے والے، ضبطِ نفس والے یوگی پہچانتے ہیں—اسی سب بھوتوں کے حاکم ایشور کو انہوں نے واقعی آسمان میں دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• viduḥ: know
• viduḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• yoga-tattva-jñāḥ: knowers of the truth of yoga
• yoga-tattva-jñāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + tattva + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्ता (apposition to yogatattvajñāḥ)

• yata-mānasāḥ: whose minds are restrained
• yata-mānasāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yata + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यतं मानसं येषाम्’; विशेषण (to yoginaḥ)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• īśam: the Lord
• īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (apposition)

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ākāśe: in the sky/space
• ākāśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• dadṛśuḥ: saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• kila: indeed, it is said
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle indicating report/indeed)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing the yogins’ vision of Īśvara

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Yogins

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Īśvara—the all-governing reality known through Yoga-knowledge—who becomes directly “seen” (realized) by disciplined yogins, implying a transcendent Lord accessible through inner realization rather than mere ritual.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yata-mānas (restraint and one-pointedness of mind) and yoga-tattva-jñāna (right understanding of Yoga’s principles), pointing to meditative absorption and disciplined inner practice as the means to Īśvara-realization.

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

By centering on Īśvara as the single Lord of all beings realized through Yoga, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the supreme Īśvara can be approached in a non-sectarian way, harmonizing Shaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava devotion in a unified theistic Yoga.