Shloka 7
Īśvara-gītā: The Supreme Lord as Brahman, the Source of Creation, and the Inner Self
याश्च योनिषु सर्वासु संभवन्ति हि मूर्तयः / तासां माया परा योनिर्मामेव पितरं विदुः
yāśca yoniṣu sarvāsu saṃbhavanti hi mūrtayaḥ / tāsāṃ māyā parā yonirmāmeva pitaraṃ viduḥ
எல்லா யோனிகளிலும் பிறப்பிடங்களிலும் தோன்றும் உடலுடைய வடிவங்கள் யாவற்றிற்கும்—அவற்றின் உயர்ந்த யோனி என் மாயையே; அவர்கள் என்னையே பிதாவென அறிவர்।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Ishvara) speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as the ultimate progenitor behind all embodied beings, with Māyā functioning as His manifesting power; the Self is thus rooted in Ishvara rather than in mere material causation.
The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation: seeing all births as arising through Māyā and tracing causality back to the one Lord—an orientation foundational to the Ishvara Gita’s devotional-yogic discipline and Pashupata-style God-realization.
By emphasizing one supreme Ishvara as the source beyond all births (with Māyā as His power), it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality is one, expressed through Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.