Shloka 28
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
नाहं प्रेरयिता विप्राः परमं योगमाश्रितः / प्रेरयामि जगत्कृत्स्नमेतद्यो वेद सो ऽमृतः
nāhaṃ prerayitā viprāḥ paramaṃ yogamāśritaḥ / prerayāmi jagatkṛtsnametadyo veda so 'mṛtaḥ
ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, പരമയോഗത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായ ഞാൻ ആരാലും പ്രേരിതനായ കർത്താവല്ല; മറിച്ച് ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഈ സമസ്ത ജഗത്തിനെ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. ഇതു യഥാർത്ഥമായി അറിയുന്നവൻ അമൃതനാകുന്നു.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as transcendent and yogically established, not a conditioned doer, yet functioning as the inner impeller of the cosmos; realizing this Lord-principle leads to immortality (amṛtatva).
The verse emphasizes parama-yoga—abidance in the highest contemplative state where agency is purified; from that standpoint the Lord is known as the inner director (antaryāmin), a key contemplative insight aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shastra orientation.
By stressing one Supreme reality that transcends ordinary doership yet governs all, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same highest Lord is taught across Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms as the inner ruler and source of liberation.