Shloka 9
Īśvara-gītā: The Supreme Lord as Brahman, the Source of Creation, and the Inner Self
ईशानः सर्वविद्यानां भूतानां परमेश्वरः / ओङ्कारमूर्तिर्भगवानहं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः
īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāṃ bhūtānāṃ parameśvaraḥ / oṅkāramūrtirbhagavānahaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ
मैं ही ईशान हूँ, समस्त विद्याओं का स्वामी और समस्त प्राणियों का परमेश्वर। ओंकार-स्वरूप भगवान मैं ही हूँ; मैं ही ब्रह्मा, प्रजापति हूँ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in the Īśvara-gītā voice of the Supreme Īśvara
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the all-governing Īśvara who pervades knowledge and beings, and identifies that Supreme with the Praṇava (Oṃ) itself—indicating an ultimate, all-inclusive divine reality underlying creation.
By declaring the Lord as Oṃkāra-mūrti, the verse points to praṇava-upāsanā (meditation on Oṃ) as a direct contemplative approach in the Īśvara-gītā framework, aligning devotion and yogic concentration on the sonic-symbolic form of Īśvara.
Using the name Īśāna (a Śaiva title) while spoken by Lord Kūrma (a Vaiṣṇava form), it affirms a non-sectarian identity of the Supreme—one Īśvara expressed through multiple divine names and functions, including Brahmā/Prajāpati as the creative office.