Shloka 22
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
मुनय ऊचुः त्वामेकमीशं पुरुषं पुराणं प्राणेश्वरं रुद्रमनन्तयोगम् / नमाम सर्वे हृदि सन्निविष्टं प्रचेतसं ब्रह्ममयं पवित्रम्
munaya ūcuḥ tvāmekamīśaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ prāṇeśvaraṃ rudramanantayogam / namāma sarve hṛdi sanniviṣṭaṃ pracetasaṃ brahmamayaṃ pavitram
Die Weisen sprachen: Du allein bist der eine Ishvara, der uralte Purusha, Herr des Lebensatems, Rudra mit unendlichem Yoga. Wir alle verneigen uns vor dem reinen Bewusstsein, das im Herzen wohnt—Pracetas, die Wachheit selbst—Brahman-wesenhaft und heiligend.
Sages (Munis), addressing the Supreme Lord revealed as Rudra within the Ishvara-gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies the Lord as the one indwelling Consciousness in the heart (pracetasaḥ) and as brahma-maya—of the nature of Brahman—indicating the Supreme as both inner Self and transcendent Absolute.
The verse points to heart-centered contemplation: meditating on the Lord seated within (hṛdi sanniviṣṭaṁ) and recognizing Him as the ruler of prāṇa, aligning with yogic discipline where breath-mastery and inward absorption support realization of the indwelling Ishvara.
By praising the Supreme as both īśa/puruṣa and explicitly as Rudra while also declaring Him brahma-maya, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shiva (Rudra) signifies the same Supreme reality revered across traditions.