Shloka 8
Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme
याभिस्तल्लक्ष्यते भिन्नमभिन्नं तु स्वभावतः / एकया मम सायुज्यमनादिनिधनं ध्रुवम्
yābhistallakṣyate bhinnamabhinnaṃ tu svabhāvataḥ / ekayā mama sāyujyamanādinidhanaṃ dhruvam
Par ces voies, Cela (la Réalité suprême) est perçu comme divisé, bien que, par sa nature propre, il soit réellement indivis. Mais c’est par l’unique voie que l’on obtient le sāyujya, l’union avec Moi : sans commencement ni fin, ferme et inébranlable.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that the Supreme is intrinsically undivided (abhinna) and that perceived difference (bheda) arises from the means of cognition or approach, not from Reality’s own nature.
The verse contrasts multiple approaches that can leave one with a sense of division, with the “one” decisive discipline—single-pointed God-realization (īśvara-niṣṭhā) aligned with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic discrimination and devotion—leading to sāyujya (final union).
By emphasizing one undivided Supreme attained through the highest path, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Shiva and Vishnu are approached as expressions of the same ultimate Ishvara rather than competing absolutes.