Shloka 13
Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महान्त- मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् / तद् विज्ञाय परिमुच्येत विद्वान् नित्यानन्दी भवति ब्रह्मभूतः
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahānta- mādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt / tad vijñāya parimucyeta vidvān nityānandī bhavati brahmabhūtaḥ
मी त्या महान पुरुषास जाणतो—सूर्यासारखा तेजस्वी, अज्ञान-तमाच्या पलीकडे. त्यास जाणून ज्ञानी पूर्ण मुक्त होतो; ब्रह्मभाव प्राप्त करून नित्य आनंदात वसतो.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the Mahān Puruṣa—self-luminous like the sun and beyond tamas (ignorance). Realizing this Reality culminates in brahma-bhāva (abidance as Brahman), indicating a non-dual, transcendent Self.
The verse foregrounds vijñāna (direct realization) as the liberating means—classical Jñāna-Yoga supported by disciplined contemplation. In the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning frame, such knowledge is stabilized through inner purification, devotion to Īśvara, and sustained meditative inquiry into the Supreme beyond darkness.
By emphasizing one Supreme Puruṣa/Brahman realized through Īśvara-knowledge, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: sectarian forms may differ, but liberation is grounded in realizing the single transcendent Lord—supporting a Shaiva–Vaishnava non-contradiction in the Ishvara Gita.