Shloka 3
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
यं विदुर्योगतत्त्वज्ञा योगिनो यतमानसाः / तमीशं सर्वभूतानामाकशे ददृशुः किल
yaṃ viduryogatattvajñā yogino yatamānasāḥ / tamīśaṃ sarvabhūtānāmākaśe dadṛśuḥ kila
യോഗതത്ത്വജ്ഞരും നിയന്ത്രിതമനസ്സുള്ള യോഗികളും ആരെ അറിയുന്നുവോ—ആ സകലഭൂതാധിപനായ ഈശ്വരനെ അവർ സത്യമായും ആകാശത്തിൽ ദർശിച്ചു।
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing the yogins’ vision of Īśvara
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as Īśvara—the all-governing reality known through Yoga-knowledge—who becomes directly “seen” (realized) by disciplined yogins, implying a transcendent Lord accessible through inner realization rather than mere ritual.
The verse emphasizes yata-mānas (restraint and one-pointedness of mind) and yoga-tattva-jñāna (right understanding of Yoga’s principles), pointing to meditative absorption and disciplined inner practice as the means to Īśvara-realization.
By centering on Īśvara as the single Lord of all beings realized through Yoga, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the supreme Īśvara can be approached in a non-sectarian way, harmonizing Shaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava devotion in a unified theistic Yoga.