Shloka 125
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ते ऽपि देवादिदेवेशं नमस्कृत्य महेश्वरम् / नारायणं च भूतादिं स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे
te 'pi devādideveśaṃ namaskṛtya maheśvaram / nārāyaṇaṃ ca bhūtādiṃ svāni sthānāni bhejire
അവരും ദേവാദിദേവനായ മഹേശ്വരനെയും, ഭൂതാദിയായ നാരായണനെയും നമസ്കരിച്ചു തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി.
Narrator (Purana narrator in the Ishvara Gita frame; traditionally Vyasa’s narration within the Kurma Purana dialogue setting)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By presenting Maheshvara and Narayana as equally worthy of final salutation—“Lord of gods” and “source of beings”—the verse implies a single supreme reality expressed through complementary divine forms, consistent with the Ishvara Gita’s integrative (non-sectarian) theology.
No specific technique is taught in this line; instead it shows the fruit of Ishvara Gita discipline—humble namaskāra (reverent surrender) to Īśvara—after which the devas return to their ordained spheres, echoing Yoga-shastra’s emphasis on devotion (īśvara-praṇidhāna) as a consummating attitude.
It places Maheshvara and Narayana side-by-side as supreme recipients of worship, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis: the one Lord is honored through both Shiva and Vishnu without contradiction.