Shloka 11

Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वमिदं प्रोतमोतं चैवाखिलं जगत् / तदेव च जगत् कृत्स्नं तद् विज्ञाय विमुच्यते

Transliteration

tatra sarvamidaṃ protamotaṃ caivākhilaṃ jagat / tadeva ca jagat kṛtsnaṃ tad vijñāya vimucyate

Translation

اُسی پرم تَتْو میں یہ سارا جگت بُنا اور پیوست ہے؛ وہی کُل کائنات ہے۔ اُسے حقیقتاً جان لینے سے جیو مُکتی پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tatra: there, in that (principle)
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) of place

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying idam

• idam: this (entire)
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• protam: threaded, strung
• protam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pru/√vī? (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय); idiomatically from √ve (वे/वय्) 'to weave' in sense 'threaded'
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with idam

• otam: woven in, interwoven
• otam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ve/√vā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); paired with protam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• akhilam: entire, whole
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying jagat

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtsnam: entire, complete
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying jagat

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); object of vijñāya

• vijñāya: having known, realizing
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त); 'having known/realized'

• vimucyate: is liberated, is released
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense 'is released'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Jagat
• Moksha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the all-pervading reality in which the entire universe is ‘woven’; realizing that single ground of existence is the liberating knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna (realization) as the liberating core: meditative discernment that all names and forms are pervaded by—and dependent on—Īśvara; this aligns with the Ishvara Gita’s yoga of contemplation leading to mokṣa.

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

By teaching one all-pervading Īśvara as the substrate of the cosmos, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic, non-sectarian stance where Shiva-Vishnu are understood as expressions of the same supreme reality.