Shloka 7
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
न चाप्ययं संसरति न च संसारयेत् प्रभुः / नायं पृथ्वी न सलिलं न तेजः पवनो नभः
na cāpyayaṃ saṃsarati na ca saṃsārayet prabhuḥ / nāyaṃ pṛthvī na salilaṃ na tejaḥ pavano nabhaḥ
ಈ ಪರಮ ಪ್ರಭು ಸ್ವತಃ ಸಂಸಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನೂ ಸಂಸಾರಕ್ಕೆ ತಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆತನು ಭೂಮಿ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಜಲ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಅಗ್ನಿ ಅಲ್ಲ, ವಾಯು ಅಲ್ಲ, ಆಕಾಶವೂ ಅಲ್ಲ.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states the Supreme is untouched by transmigration and is not reducible to the five elements; thus the Self/Lord is unconditioned, beyond material categories, and not a product of prakṛti.
The verse supports tattva-viveka (discrimination): in meditation one negates identification with the elements and recognizes the Lord/Self as the non-transmigrating witness—an Ishvara-Gita style foundation for Pashupata-oriented inner renunciation.
By presenting the Supreme as element-transcending and beyond saṃsāra, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava metaphysics where the highest Ishvara is one reality described through different devotional names.