Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 125
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ते ऽपि देवादिदेवेशं नमस्कृत्य महेश्वरम् / नारायणं च भूतादिं स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे
te 'pi devādideveśaṃ namaskṛtya maheśvaram / nārāyaṇaṃ ca bhūtādiṃ svāni sthānāni bhejire
Auch sie verneigten sich vor Mahādeva, Mahēśvara—dem Herrn der Götter—und vor Nārāyaṇa, dem uranfänglichen Ursprung der Wesen, und kehrten dann in ihre jeweiligen Wohnstätten zurück.
Narrator (Purana narrator in the Ishvara Gita frame; traditionally Vyasa’s narration within the Kurma Purana dialogue setting)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By presenting Maheshvara and Narayana as equally worthy of final salutation—“Lord of gods” and “source of beings”—the verse implies a single supreme reality expressed through complementary divine forms, consistent with the Ishvara Gita’s integrative (non-sectarian) theology.
No specific technique is taught in this line; instead it shows the fruit of Ishvara Gita discipline—humble namaskāra (reverent surrender) to Īśvara—after which the devas return to their ordained spheres, echoing Yoga-shastra’s emphasis on devotion (īśvara-praṇidhāna) as a consummating attitude.
It places Maheshvara and Narayana side-by-side as supreme recipients of worship, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis: the one Lord is honored through both Shiva and Vishnu without contradiction.