Shloka 75
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च / निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca / nirmamo nirahaṅkāro yo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
ຜູ້ທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມເກຽດຊັງຕໍ່ສັດທັງປວງ ມີໄມຕຣີ ແລະ ກະຣຸນາ ບໍ່ຍຶດຕິດ ແລະ ບໍ່ມີອະຫັງການ—ຜູ້ບັກຕິຂອງເຮົານັ້ນ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຂອງເຮົາ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (through the sage-dialogue frame of the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By defining the dear devotee as free from hatred, possessiveness, and ego, the verse points to Atman-realization as the dissolution of ‘I’ and ‘mine’—a state where one’s identity aligns with the non-sectarian, all-pervading Lord who indwells all beings.
It emphasizes inner disciplines central to the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita and Pashupata-oriented ethics: cultivating maitri (friendliness) and karuṇā (compassion), and practicing vairāgya-like release of ahaṅkāra (ego) and mamakāra (possessiveness)—foundational supports for dhyāna (meditation) and steady bhakti.
Though Vishnu (as Lord Kurma) speaks, the ideal described is universally yogic and theistic—non-hatred, compassion, and egolessness—mirroring the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where devotion to the Supreme is validated by inner transformation rather than sectarian identity.