Shloka 121
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ज्ञातं भवद्भिरमलं प्रसादात् परमेष्ठिनः / साक्षादेव महेशस्य ज्ञानं संसारनाशनम्
jñātaṃ bhavadbhiramalaṃ prasādāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / sākṣādeva maheśasya jñānaṃ saṃsāranāśanam
Pela graça de Parameṣṭhin, o Senhor Supremo, vós viestes a conhecer a verdade imaculada—o conhecimento direto do próprio Maheśvara, que destrói os grilhões do saṃsāra.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita teaching to the sages (as part of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents liberation as arising from amala-jñāna—pure, direct realization granted by divine grace—implying that true knowledge is immediate (sākṣāt) and ends saṃsāra rather than remaining merely intellectual.
The verse foregrounds prasāda (grace) culminating in sākṣāt-jñāna; in the Ishvara Gita context this aligns with Pāśupata-oriented discipline—devotion, inner purification, and contemplative realization—where practice ripens into direct knowledge of the Lord.
Spoken by Lord Kurma while praising knowledge of Maheśvara, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Vishnu teaches that direct realization of Shiva is liberating, emphasizing unity in the Supreme principle.