Shloka 6
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
शून्यं सर्वनिराभासं स्वरूपं यत्र चिन्त्यते / अभावयोगः स प्रोक्तो येनात्मानं प्रपश्यति
śūnyaṃ sarvanirābhāsaṃ svarūpaṃ yatra cintyate / abhāvayogaḥ sa prokto yenātmānaṃ prapaśyati
જ્યાં પોતાના સ્વરૂપને ‘શૂન્ય’—સર્વ આભાસથી રહિત—રૂપે ચિંતન કરવામાં આવે, તે ‘અભાવયોગ’ કહેવાય; જેના દ્વારા આત્માનું પ્રત્યક્ષ દર્શન થાય.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gītā teaching context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Self as beyond all appearances and mental projections; when one contemplates one’s true nature as free from objectifiable content, the Ātman is directly realized.
It highlights Abhāva-yoga—meditation that withdraws attention from all ‘seen’ forms (ābhāsa) and rests in non-objectifying awareness, culminating in clear vision (prapaśyati) of the Self.
By emphasizing direct Self-realization through yoga rather than sectarian identity, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where yogic realization underpins both Shaiva (Pāśupata-tinged) and Vaishnava devotion within the Ishvara Gītā framework.