Shloka 6
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
गृणन्ति सततं वेदा मामेकं परमेश्वरम् / यजन्ति विविधैरग्निं ब्राह्मणा वैदिकैर्मखैः
gṛṇanti satataṃ vedā māmekaṃ parameśvaram / yajanti vividhairagniṃ brāhmaṇā vaidikairmakhaiḥ
The Vedas continually hymn Me alone as the one Supreme Lord; and the Brahmanas, through Veda-ordained sacrifices, worship the sacred fire in its many forms.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents one supreme Parameshvara as the single ultimate object of Vedic praise—implying a unified highest reality behind diverse Vedic expressions.
The verse foregrounds karma-yoga through Veda-guided yajna: disciplined, rule-bound worship offered to Ishvara, which in the Ishvara Gita framework supports inner purification leading toward higher yoga.
By emphasizing one Parameshvara praised by the Vedas while acknowledging diverse ritual forms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where different divine forms and rites converge upon a single supreme Ishvara.