Shloka 11
Īśvara-gītā: Vibhūtis of the Supreme Lord and the Paśu–Paśupati Doctrine of Bondage and Release
प्रजापतीनां दक्षो ऽहं निरृतिः सर्वरक्षसाम् / वायुर्बलवतामस्मि द्वीपानां पुष्करो ऽस्म्यहम्
prajāpatīnāṃ dakṣo 'haṃ nirṛtiḥ sarvarakṣasām / vāyurbalavatāmasmi dvīpānāṃ puṣkaro 'smyaham
प्रजापतियों में मैं दक्ष हूँ, समस्त राक्षसों में मैं निरृति हूँ। बलवानों में मैं वायु हूँ और द्वीपों में मैं पुष्कर हूँ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in an Ishvara-Gita-like register of divine vibhutis
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the inner sovereignty behind all orders of beings—manifesting as the foremost principle within each category—indicating a single Lord pervading diverse names and forms.
The verse supports vibhūti-anusandhāna (contemplation on divine manifestations): a meditative method where the practitioner steadies the mind by recognizing Īśvara as the excellence (śreṣṭhatva) within strength, life-breath (Vāyu), and cosmic governance.
By framing the Supreme as the one reality expressing itself through many cosmic functions and deities, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the same Īśvara is honored through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava vocabularies.