Shloka 49
Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
विधूय मोहकलिलं यया पश्यति तत् पदम् / सापि विद्या महेशस्य नियोगवशवर्तिनी
vidhūya mohakalilaṃ yayā paśyati tat padam / sāpi vidyā maheśasya niyogavaśavartinī
Pengetahuan itu—yang dengannya, setelah menggugurkan lumpur khayalan, seseorang memandang Kediaman Tertinggi—bahkan Pengetahuan pembebas itu pun berada di bawah titah dan pemerintahan Mahādeva (Maheśa).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu), teaching in the Ishvara Gita section with Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents realization as direct “seeing” of the supreme padam after removing moha; the Self is known not by speculation but by vidyā that clears delusion and reveals the highest state.
The verse points to the inner discipline central to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā: cleansing moha (ignorance-driven confusion) so that knowledge becomes a means of direct realization—implying purification, steadiness, and contemplative insight rather than mere ritual learning.
Though spoken within a Vaishnava frame (Kurma), it attributes the governance of liberating vidyā to Maheśa, expressing the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shiva’s lordship and Vishnu’s teaching converge in a unified vision of Īśvara.