Shloka 1
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
इती श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे (ईश्वरगीतासु) दशमो ऽध्यायः ईश्वर उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि योगं परमदुर्लभम् / येनात्मानं प्रपश्यन्ति भानुमन्तमिवेश्वरम्
itī śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ īśvara uvāca ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi yogaṃ paramadurlabham / yenātmānaṃ prapaśyanti bhānumantamiveśvaram
Īśvara bersabda: “Kini, seterusnya Aku akan mengajarkan Yoga yang amat sukar diperoleh, yang tertinggi—dengannya mereka memandang Diri (Ātman) secara langsung, bersinar laksana matahari, sebagai Tuhan.”
Īśvara (the Supreme Lord, as taught in the Īśvara-gītā within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Ātman as directly knowable through Yoga—self-luminous and radiant “like the sun,” and to be realized as identical with the Lord (Īśvara).
The verse introduces a “supremely rare” Yoga aimed at direct vision (prapaśyanti) of the Self—implying disciplined contemplation and inner realization characteristic of the Īśvara-gītā’s Pāśupata-oriented soteriology.
By centering realization on Īśvara as the radiant Self, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme Lord—revered through both Shaiva and Vaishnava lenses—is realized as the one inner Ātman.