Shloka 34
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति / तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म संपद्यते तदा
yadā bhūtapṛthagbhāvamekasthamanupaśyati / tata eva ca vistāraṃ brahma saṃpadyate tadā
जेव्हा तो भूतांची वेगळेपणाची भावना देखील ‘एक’ मध्येच स्थित आहे असे यथार्थ पाहतो, त्या बोधातूनच तो ब्रह्माला प्राप्त होतो—जो मूळही आहे आणि सर्व-विस्तारही।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the many beings are not ultimately separate; when their diversity is seen as grounded in the One, one becomes established in Brahman—implying Atman’s non-difference from the Supreme Reality.
The verse points to contemplative discernment (viveka) and one-pointed meditative seeing (anupaśyati): repeatedly observing diversity while recognizing its single substratum—an inner practice aligned with Jnana-Yoga and the Ishvara Gita’s liberation-oriented instruction.
By emphasizing Brahman as the single ground of all expansion, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Shiva and Vishnu are understood as expressions of the one Supreme Reality rather than competing absolutes.