Shloka 7
The True Liṅga as Formless Brahman — Self-Luminous Īśa and the Yoga of Liberation
ये ऽप्यनेकं प्रपश्यन्ति ते ऽपि पश्यन्ति तत्परम् / आश्रिताः परमां निष्ठां बुद्ध्वैकं तत्त्वमव्ययम्
ye 'pyanekaṃ prapaśyanti te 'pi paśyanti tatparam / āśritāḥ paramāṃ niṣṭhāṃ buddhvaikaṃ tattvamavyayam
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Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing Indradyumna within the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that even when one initially experiences the world as many, true insight culminates in seeing the single, imperishable Reality (ekaṃ tattvam avyayam) as the ultimate ground of all appearances.
The verse emphasizes niṣṭhā—firm, sustained abiding in the highest discipline—suggesting steady contemplative absorption and unwavering orientation to the Supreme (tatparam), through which the one Tattva is realized.
By focusing on a single Supreme Principle beyond multiplicity, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the highest Ishvara is one Reality, approached through different names and forms associated with both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.