Shloka 109
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
उक्त्वैवमथ योगीन्द्रानब्रवीद् भगवानजः / हिताय सर्वभक्तानां द्विजातीनां द्विजोत्तमाः
uktvaivamatha yogīndrānabravīd bhagavānajaḥ / hitāya sarvabhaktānāṃ dvijātīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ
एवमुक्त्वा ततः पश्चाद् भगवानज ईश्वरः । योगीन्द्रान् अग्र्यतमांश्चाब्रवीत् सर्वभक्तहिताय, विशेषतो द्विजातीनां हितार्थं, हे द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
Bhagavan Aja (the Unborn Lord; in Ishvara Gita context, Lord Kurma/Vishnu as Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the speaker “Aja” (the Unborn), the verse points to Ishvara as the deathless, unoriginated Reality who instructs yogins and devotees—suggesting the Supreme as beyond birth and change.
The verse frames the teaching as directed to “yogīndras,” indicating an authoritative yogic setting; it signals that the concluding instructions of the Ishvara Gita are meant to support disciplined practice (yoga) together with devotion (bhakti) and dharma.
It uses a neutral, pan-sectarian title—“Bhagavan Aja”—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, where the same Supreme Lord teaches yoga and devotion in a way compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava (Ishvara-bhakti) orientations.