Shloka 111
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अयं नारायणो यो ऽहमीश्वरो नात्र संशयः / नान्तरं ये प्रपश्यन्ति तेषां देयमिदं परम्
ayaṃ nārāyaṇo yo 'hamīśvaro nātra saṃśayaḥ / nāntaraṃ ye prapaśyanti teṣāṃ deyamidaṃ param
ఈ నారాయణుడే నేనే; నేనే ఈశ్వరుడను—ఇందులో సందేహము లేదు. వీరిలో భేదము చూడని వారికి ఈ పరమ వరం ఇవ్వవలెను।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a non-difference doctrine: the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) and Nārāyaṇa are one reality, and realization is defined as seeing no separation in that supreme principle.
The verse points to jñāna-bhakti integration: sustained contemplation (dhyāna) on the one Īśvara as Nārāyaṇa, culminating in the yogic insight of abheda (non-separation), which the Ishvara Gita treats as a supreme attainment.
By identifying Īśvara with Nārāyaṇa, it supports the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the highest truth is a single Lord beyond sectarian difference, recognized as one by the realized.