Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
तस्मै दिव्यं स्वमैश्वर्यं ज्ञानयोगं सनातनम् / दत्तवानात्मजान् वेदान् कल्पादौ चतुरो द्विजाः
tasmai divyaṃ svamaiśvaryaṃ jñānayogaṃ sanātanam / dattavānātmajān vedān kalpādau caturo dvijāḥ
Kepada-Nya Dia menganugerahkan kedaulatan ilahi milik-Nya sendiri serta Yoga pengetahuan yang kekal; dan pada awal kalpa Dia mengurniakan empat Veda—yang lahir daripada Diri-Nya—kepada empat resi dwija (dua-kali-lahir).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as Supreme Ishvara (Ishvara Gita discourse frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Supreme Lord as the source of both spiritual authority (aiśvarya) and liberating realization (sanātana jñāna-yoga), implying that true sovereignty and knowledge arise from Ishvara rather than from merely worldly power.
The verse foregrounds jñāna-yoga—realization through discriminative knowledge and contemplative insight—as an eternal path granted by the Lord, aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s emphasis on inward discipline leading to liberation.
By portraying the Supreme as the giver of Vedas and jñāna-yoga, the text supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the one Ishvara—understood through both Shaiva and Vaishnava lenses—reveals the same liberating knowledge.