Shloka 25
Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
यः सर्वरक्षसां नाथस्तामसानां फलप्रदः / मन्नियोगादसौ देवो वर्तते निरृतिः सदा
yaḥ sarvarakṣasāṃ nāthastāmasānāṃ phalapradaḥ / manniyogādasau devo vartate nirṛtiḥ sadā
Celui qui est le seigneur de tous les Rākṣasas et qui dispense les fruits à ceux que gouverne le tamas—par Ma nomination, ce dieu agit à jamais comme Nirṛti.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing/expounding cosmic administration (niyoga) to the sages/Indradyumna-context interlocutors
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It implies a supreme governing intelligence behind cosmic roles: even forces associated with darkness and dissolution (Nirṛti, rākṣasas, tamas) function under divine appointment, indicating an overarching Lord who regulates results (phala) and order.
No specific technique is taught directly; the verse supports a yogic worldview of guṇa-dynamics and karma-phala. In practice, it encourages sāttvika discipline—reducing tamas through niyama, clarity, and devotion—so one is not drawn into tamasic outcomes governed by such powers.
By presenting divine governance as a unified cosmic order, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: various deities and powers (often shared across Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks) operate by the same supreme ordinance, emphasizing functional unity rather than sectarian separation.