Shloka 63
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अव्यक्तं प्रकृतौ लीनं परं ज्योतिरनुत्तमम् / तदन्तः परमं तत्त्वमात्माधारं निरञ्जनम्
avyaktaṃ prakṛtau līnaṃ paraṃ jyotiranuttamam / tadantaḥ paramaṃ tattvamātmādhāraṃ nirañjanam
Yang Tak-Termanifestasi, menyatu dalam Prakṛti, adalah Cahaya Tertinggi yang tiada banding. Di dalamnya ada Prinsip paling luhur—tanpa noda, penopang Ātman.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the highest reality as a stainless (nirañjana) supreme principle that is the very substratum (ādhāra) of the Self—beyond impurity and not limited by material nature.
The verse supports contemplative Yoga that withdraws attention from manifest forms into the unmanifest (avyakta) and then penetrates beyond Prakṛti to realize the ‘Supreme Light’ as the inner, pure tattva—aligning with Ishvara Gita-style dhyāna and Pāśupata-oriented detachment from guṇas.
By describing one supreme, stainless reality as the highest tattva and ‘Supreme Light,’ it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the ultimate principle taught by Lord Kurma resonates with Śaiva Pāśupata metaphysics while remaining fully Vaiṣṇava in voice.