Shloka 18
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
दृष्ट्वा तदैश्वरं रूपं रुद्रनारायणात्मकम् / कृतार्थं मेनिरे सन्तः स्वात्मानं ब्रह्मवादिनः
dṛṣṭvā tadaiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ rudranārāyaṇātmakam / kṛtārthaṃ menire santaḥ svātmānaṃ brahmavādinaḥ
Ayant contemplé cette forme souveraine et divine, dont l’essence était Rudra et Nārāyaṇa en une seule unité, les saints sages—maîtres du Brahman—se sentirent accomplis en leur propre Soi, comme si leur dessein avait été atteint.
Suta (narrator) describing the sages’ realization during the Ishvara-Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that true fulfillment arises when the sages recognize the Self as identical with the one Ishvara, revealed as a unified Rudra–Narayana reality; the vision consummates their Brahman-knowledge.
The verse foregrounds darśana (direct spiritual vision) as the fruit of disciplined contemplation taught in the Ishvara-Gita—where Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption culminate in perceiving Ishvara as one, beyond sectarian division.
It presents Shiva (Rudra) and Vishnu (Narayana) as one essence in the supreme form of Ishvara, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.