Shloka 113
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ये त्वन्यथा प्रपश्यन्ति लोके भेददृशो जनाः / न ते मां संप्रपश्यन्ति जायन्ते च पुनः पुनः
ye tvanyathā prapaśyanti loke bhedadṛśo janāḥ / na te māṃ saṃprapaśyanti jāyante ca punaḥ punaḥ
وأما الذين يرون على غير ذلك في العالم—أهلُ نظرِ التفريق—فلا يُبصرونني حقًّا، ويُولَدون مرارًا وتكرارًا.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching as Ishvara in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that true realization of the Supreme (Ishvara/Atman) is obstructed by bheda-dṛṣṭi (seeing separateness). When one sees the One Reality as many and separate, one fails to ‘fully perceive’ the Lord as the inner Self.
The verse points to jñāna-oriented meditation central to the Ishvara Gita: correcting perception from duality to non-dual insight. In the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-informed framework, this means steady contemplation on Ishvara as all-pervading, dissolving bheda (difference) that fuels samsara.
By emphasizing one Supreme Ishvara realized beyond dualistic division, it supports the Purana’s synthetic stance: sectarian difference is a product of bheda-dṛṣṭi, while the realized vision recognizes the one Lord (whether named Shiva or Vishnu) as the same ultimate reality.