Shloka 124
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
एवमुक्त्वा स विश्वात्मा योगिनां योगवित्तमः / नारायणो महायोगी जगामादर्शनं स्वयम्
evamuktvā sa viśvātmā yogināṃ yogavittamaḥ / nārāyaṇo mahāyogī jagāmādarśanaṃ svayam
આ રીતે કહીને તે વિશ્વાત્મા—યોગીઓમાં યોગવિદ્યાનો પરમ જાણકાર, મહાયોગી નારાયણ—સ્વયં અદૃશ્ય થઈ દૃષ્ટિથી ઓઝલ થયો।
Suta (narrator) describing Lord Narayana/Kurma concluding the discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the Lord “viśvātmā” and showing him freely becoming “adarśana” (beyond sight), the verse presents the Supreme as the cosmic Self who is not limited by sensory perception and can remain immanent yet transcendent.
The verse does not give a technique directly; it seals the Ishvara Gita by portraying the Lord as “mahāyogī” and “yogavittamaḥ,” implying that true Yoga culminates in knowledge of Ishvara and realization of a reality that can withdraw from all objectification (adarśana).
By emphasizing Narayana as the supreme Yogic Lord (a role often associated with Maheshvara in Shaiva texts), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the highest Ishvara is one, known through different sacred names and yogic idioms.