Shloka 10
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
यथा प्रकाशतमसोः सम्बन्धो नोपपद्यते / तद्वदैक्यं न संबन्धः प्रपञ्चपरमात्मनोः
yathā prakāśatamasoḥ sambandho nopapadyate / tadvadaikyaṃ na saṃbandhaḥ prapañcaparamātmanoḥ
Así como no puede establecerse una relación real entre la luz y la oscuridad, del mismo modo la “unidad” de la que se habla entre el mundo manifestado (prapañca) y el Supremo Sí mismo (Paramātman) no es relación alguna, pues la relación pertenece sólo al ámbito de la apariencia.
Lord Kurma (as Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Paramātman as categorically distinct from the world of appearances: the Self is self-luminous reality, while the prapañca is like darkness—so any ‘relation’ between them is ultimately untenable from the standpoint of truth.
The verse supports viveka (discriminative insight) central to Pāśupata-oriented purification and Ishvara Gita contemplation: the meditator repeatedly discerns the Self as the witness-light and treats worldly superimpositions as non-binding appearances, stabilizing non-attachment and inner steadiness.
By teaching non-relational non-duality (beyond worldly categories), it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where Ishvara—revered through Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms—transcends sectarian difference, and ultimate reality is one without a second.