Shloka 6
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
अस्माद् विजायते विश्वमत्रैव प्रविलीयते / स मायी मायया बद्धः करोति विविधास्तनूः
asmād vijāyate viśvamatraiva pravilīyate / sa māyī māyayā baddhaḥ karoti vividhāstanūḥ
त्याच्यापासून हे सर्व विश्व उत्पन्न होते आणि त्याच्यातच विलीन होते। तो मायापती, जणू स्वतःच्या मायेनं बांधला गेल्यासारखा, विविध तनू धारण करतो.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the single ground of manifestation: the universe arises from Him and returns to Him, implying a non-dual substratum in which creation and dissolution occur without compromising the Lord’s transcendence.
The verse supports Ishvara-centered meditation (īśvara-dhyāna): the yogin contemplates one Supreme reality behind changing forms, thereby loosening identification with māyā-born appearances—an orientation consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning devotion and inner detachment.
By describing a single Ishvara who manifests and withdraws the cosmos through māyā, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names differ but the Supreme function and reality are one—supporting a Shaiva–Vaishnava non-contradiction in the Ishvara Gita teaching.