Shloka 38
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
यद् ब्रह्म परमं ज्योतिः प्रतिष्ठाक्षरमद्वयम् / यो ऽन्तरात्र परं ब्रह्म स विज्ञेयो महेश्वरः
yad brahma paramaṃ jyotiḥ pratiṣṭhākṣaramadvayam / yo 'ntarātra paraṃ brahma sa vijñeyo maheśvaraḥ
Brahman itu ialah Cahaya Tertinggi—landasan muktamad, tidak binasa dan tidak berdua. Dia yang sebagai Ātman batin adalah Brahman Tertinggi itu sendiri: Dialah yang harus dikenali sebagai Mahēśvara.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita style
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the antarātman (inner Self) with the Supreme Brahman itself—imperishable, non-dual, and self-luminous as the “supreme Light.”
The verse implies inward contemplation (antar-dhyāna) on the indwelling Self as Brahman—an Advaita-aligned realization that supports the Kurma Purana’s Yoga teaching where meditation culminates in knowing the one imperishable reality.
By calling the non-dual Brahman (the inner Self) “Maheshvara,” the text presents a synthesis where the supreme reality taught by Lord Kurma is not sectarian—Shiva (Maheshvara) is affirmed as that very Brahman.