Shloka 86
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
मद्बुद्धयो मां सततं बोधयन्तः परस्परम् / कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयुः
madbuddhayo māṃ satataṃ bodhayantaḥ parasparam / kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ mama sāyujyamāpnuyuḥ
Mereka yang budinya tertambat pada-Ku, yang senantiasa saling membangunkan satu sama lain pada kebenaran-Ku, dan selalu membicarakan-Ku—mencapai sāyujya, bersatu dalam keadaan-Ku sendiri.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as the final state to be realized: when the mind and intellect are wholly oriented toward Him, the seeker attains sāyujya—an intimate liberating union that culminates in abiding in the Lord’s own state.
The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga supported by satsaṅga: constant remembrance, mutual spiritual instruction (bodhayantaḥ parasparam), and continual kathā (speaking/hearing the Lord’s qualities). These disciplines steady the buddhi in Ishvara and mature into liberating realization.
Within the Ishvara Gita’s synthesis, devotion to the one Supreme Lord culminates in sāyujya; the teaching supports a non-sectarian vision where the highest reality is one (Ishvara), approached through disciplined devotion rather than rivalry of forms.