Shloka 64
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ध्यायीत तन्मयो नित्यमेकरूपं महेश्वरम् / विशोध्य सर्वतत्त्वानि प्रणवेनाथवा पुनः
dhyāyīta tanmayo nityamekarūpaṃ maheśvaram / viśodhya sarvatattvāni praṇavenāthavā punaḥ
Devenu tout entier absorbé en Lui, qu’on médite sans cesse sur Maheśvara, l’Unique à la forme une et immuable ; et, après avoir purifié tous les tattvas, qu’on se recentre de nouveau aussi par le Pranava (Oṃ).
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to the sages (in the Indradyumna narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a single, unchanging Lord (ekarūpa Maheśvara) to be realized through steady identification (tanmaya) and inner purification—implying that true realization is unity of awareness with the One.
It prescribes dhyāna with complete absorption (tanmaya) and the purification of the tattvas, supported by japa/contemplation of the Pranava (Oṁ), a classic Pāśupata-leaning method of inner refinement and concentration.
Within the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita (spoken by Lord Kūrma), the Supreme is taught as Maheśvara, showing a harmonizing Shaiva-Vaishnava theology where Vishnu instructs devotion/meditation upon Shiva as the one Lord.