Shloka 95
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ये चान्ये नियता भक्ता भावयित्वा विधानतः / यत्र क्वचन तल्लिङ्गमर्चयन्ति महेश्वरम्
ye cānye niyatā bhaktā bhāvayitvā vidhānataḥ / yatra kvacana talliṅgamarcayanti maheśvaram
Dan para bhakta yang berdisiplin juga—setelah mempersiapkan diri menurut tata upacara yang ditetapkan—menyembah Maheshvara dengan memuliakan liṅga itu sendiri di mana pun mereka berada.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita section (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By allowing worship of Maheshvara through the liṅga “wherever” one is, the verse points to the Lord’s non-local presence—suggesting the Supreme is not confined to a single shrine but is accessible through disciplined inner contemplation and right procedure.
The key practice is niyama (discipline) joined with bhāvana—mental consecration/contemplative focusing—performed vidhānataḥ (according to injunction). This reflects a Pashupata-style integration of inner yogic attention with outward ritual worship.
In the Ishvara Gita, Lord Kurma (a Vishnu form) authoritatively teaches Shiva-worship, presenting devotion to Maheshvara as fully valid and spiritually efficacious—an explicit Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony within the Kurma Purana.