Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa
अभिन्नं भिन्नसंस्थानं शाश्वतं ध्रु वमव्ययम् / निर्गुणं परमं व्योम तज्ज्ञानं सूरयो विदुः
abhinnaṃ bhinnasaṃsthānaṃ śāśvataṃ dhru vamavyayam / nirguṇaṃ paramaṃ vyoma tajjñānaṃ sūrayo viduḥ
Para bijaksana mengetahui bahawa pengetahuan sejati ialah Ruang Tertinggi (Brahman): tidak terpisah namun tampak dalam pelbagai bentuk, kekal, teguh, tidak binasa, dan melampaui segala sifat (nirguṇa).
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna—within the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Supreme as non-dual and indivisible in essence (abhinna), yet manifesting as the many (bhinna-saṃsthāna), and as nirguṇa—beyond the guṇas—thereby indicating Atman/Brahman as the unchanging reality underlying all appearances.
The verse emphasizes Jñāna-yoga: contemplative discernment of the imperishable, nirguṇa Brahman as the all-pervading ‘parama vyoma.’ In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita frame, such knowledge supports meditative absorption by withdrawing attention from changing forms to the constant, attribute-transcending ground.
By defining the Supreme as one, nirguṇa, and all-pervading, it allows Shaiva and Vaishnava names/forms to be understood as differing manifestations of the same undivided reality—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthesis rather than sectarian separation.