Shloka 113
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ये त्वन्यथा प्रपश्यन्ति लोके भेददृशो जनाः / न ते मां संप्रपश्यन्ति जायन्ते च पुनः पुनः
ye tvanyathā prapaśyanti loke bhedadṛśo janāḥ / na te māṃ saṃprapaśyanti jāyante ca punaḥ punaḥ
Но те люди в мире, кто видит иначе — кто утверждён во взгляде различия, — не созерцают Меня поистине и рождаются снова и снова.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching as Ishvara in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that true realization of the Supreme (Ishvara/Atman) is obstructed by bheda-dṛṣṭi (seeing separateness). When one sees the One Reality as many and separate, one fails to ‘fully perceive’ the Lord as the inner Self.
The verse points to jñāna-oriented meditation central to the Ishvara Gita: correcting perception from duality to non-dual insight. In the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-informed framework, this means steady contemplation on Ishvara as all-pervading, dissolving bheda (difference) that fuels samsara.
By emphasizing one Supreme Ishvara realized beyond dualistic division, it supports the Purana’s synthetic stance: sectarian difference is a product of bheda-dṛṣṭi, while the realized vision recognizes the one Lord (whether named Shiva or Vishnu) as the same ultimate reality.