Shloka 103
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
वर्णाश्रमविधिं कृत्स्नं कुर्वाणो मत्परायणः / तेनैव जन्मना ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा याति शिवं पदम्
varṇāśramavidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ kurvāṇo matparāyaṇaḥ / tenaiva janmanā jñānaṃ labdhvā yāti śivaṃ padam
Ia yang menunaikan seluruh tata varṇa dan āśrama dengan sempurna, menjadikan-Ku sandaran tertinggi, memperoleh pengetahuan dalam kelahiran ini juga dan mencapai pada Śiva—kedudukan luhur (mokṣa).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that disciplined dharma performed with single-pointed surrender to the Lord matures into jñāna in this very life, culminating in the “Śiva-state,” i.e., the auspicious, liberated condition where the Self is realized beyond bondage.
The verse emphasizes karma-yoga aligned with varṇāśrama duties, purified by bhakti (matparāyaṇatā). In the Ishvara Gita framework, such duty-bound practice becomes a means to inner purification and the rise of liberating knowledge, consistent with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation-through-realization rather than mere ritualism.
Vishnu (as Kurma) teaches that devotion to Him leads to “Śiva padam,” presenting liberation in Śiva-terms while spoken by Vishnu—an explicit Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where the supreme goal is one, described through complementary divine names.