Shloka 122
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
गच्छध्वं विज्वराः सर्वे विज्ञानं परमेष्ठिनः / प्रवर्तयध्वं शिष्येभ्यो धार्मिकेभ्यो मुनीश्वराः
gacchadhvaṃ vijvarāḥ sarve vijñānaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ / pravartayadhvaṃ śiṣyebhyo dhārmikebhyo munīśvarāḥ
गच्छध्वं विज्वराः सर्वे विज्ञानं परमेष्ठिनः । प्रवर्तयध्वं शिष्येभ्यो धार्मिकेभ्यो मुनीश्वराः ॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages at the conclusion of the Ishvara Gita teaching
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By emphasizing “vijñāna of Parameṣṭhin,” the verse points to direct realized knowledge of the Supreme Lord—knowledge meant to be lived and transmitted, not merely studied—aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s focus on liberation through experiential insight.
The verse highlights the discipline of preserving and propagating realized knowledge within the guru–śiṣya lineage, a key feature of Pāśupata-oriented instruction in the Kurma Purana: inner purification (“free from affliction”) and onward transmission of yogic-jñāna to qualified, dharmic students.
Though Shiva is not named explicitly, the Ishvara Gita context in the Kurma Purana frames supreme knowledge as belonging to the Highest Lord and taught by Kurma (Vishnu) in a Shaiva-leaning yogic idiom—supporting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme is approached through shared yogic-dharmic principles.