Shloka 49
Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
विधूय मोहकलिलं यया पश्यति तत् पदम् / सापि विद्या महेशस्य नियोगवशवर्तिनी
vidhūya mohakalilaṃ yayā paśyati tat padam / sāpi vidyā maheśasya niyogavaśavartinī
Cette connaissance par laquelle—ayant secoué la boue de l’illusion—on contemple la Demeure suprême : même cette Connaissance libératrice demeure sous l’ordonnance et la souveraineté de Mahādeva (Maheśa).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu), teaching in the Ishvara Gita section with Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents realization as direct “seeing” of the supreme padam after removing moha; the Self is known not by speculation but by vidyā that clears delusion and reveals the highest state.
The verse points to the inner discipline central to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā: cleansing moha (ignorance-driven confusion) so that knowledge becomes a means of direct realization—implying purification, steadiness, and contemplative insight rather than mere ritual learning.
Though spoken within a Vaishnava frame (Kurma), it attributes the governance of liberating vidyā to Maheśa, expressing the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shiva’s lordship and Vishnu’s teaching converge in a unified vision of Īśvara.