Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
सर्वं लिङ्गमयं ह्येतत् सर्वं लिङ्गे प्रतिष्ठितम् / तस्माल्लिङ्गे ऽर्चयेदीशं यत्र क्वचन शाश्वतम्
sarvaṃ liṅgamayaṃ hyetat sarvaṃ liṅge pratiṣṭhitam / tasmālliṅge 'rcayedīśaṃ yatra kvacana śāśvatam
निश्चय ही यह सब लिङ्गमय है; सब कुछ लिङ्ग में प्रतिष्ठित है। इसलिए जहाँ कहीं भी हो, लिङ्ग में शाश्वत प्रभु ईश की अर्चना करनी चाहिए।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Liṅga as the all-pervading ground in which everything is established, pointing to Īśvara as the eternal reality underlying the entire manifestation.
The verse emphasizes upāsanā (devotional-contemplative worship) centered on the Liṅga—treating ritual worship as a yogic focus for steady remembrance of Īśvara anywhere and at any time.
With Lord Kurma teaching Liṅga-upāsanā, the text frames worship of Śiva’s Liṅga as worship of the same supreme Īśvara, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava theology.