Shloka 17
Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme
ततः परं परिपश्यन्ति धीरा आत्मन्यात्मानमनुभूयानुभूय / स्वयंप्रभः परमेष्ठी महीयान् ब्रह्मानन्दी भगवानीश एषः
tataḥ paraṃ paripaśyanti dhīrā ātmanyātmānamanubhūyānubhūya / svayaṃprabhaḥ parameṣṭhī mahīyān brahmānandī bhagavānīśa eṣaḥ
Ensuite, les sages au cœur ferme contemplent le Suprême—sans cesse, réalisant directement le Soi dans le Soi. Il est de sa propre lumière, le Seigneur suprême au-dessus de tout, le Très-Grand; Il est la béatitude de Brahman—le Bhagavān bienheureux, Īśvara Lui-même.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Īśvara-gītā context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is realized as the Self within oneself—directly and repeatedly—revealed as self-luminous and identical with Brahman-bliss (brahmānanda).
The emphasis is on contemplative inner vision (dhyāna and nididhyāsana): steady sages repeatedly verify realization through direct experience (anubhava), culminating in clear perception of Īśvara as the inner Self.
By describing one Supreme Īśa as the inner Self and Brahman-bliss, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the ultimate Lord is one reality approached through Shaiva (Īśa/Pāśupata) and Vaishnava (Bhagavān/Kūrma) idioms.