Shloka 18
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
पश्यन्ति ऋषयो ऽव्यक्तं नित्यं सदसदात्मकम् / प्रधानं प्रकृतिं बुद्ध्वा कारणं ब्रह्मवादिनः
paśyanti ṛṣayo 'vyaktaṃ nityaṃ sadasadātmakam / pradhānaṃ prakṛtiṃ buddhvā kāraṇaṃ brahmavādinaḥ
ఋషులు నిత్యమైన, సత్-అసత్ స్వభావమయమైన అవ్యక్తాన్ని దర్శిస్తారు. దానిని ప్రధానం, ప్రకృతి అని గ్రహించి బ్రహ్మవాదులు కారణమని ప్రకటిస్తారు।
Narratorial/teachings context within the Purāṇic discourse (sages’ doctrinal statement); traditionally transmitted by Vyāsa/Sūta framework in Purāṇas
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes the eternal “Unmanifest” causal principle (Pradhāna/Prakṛti) seen by sages; in a Vedāntic reading, this is not the Atman itself but the causal ground of manifestation, while Atman/Brahman is the knower beyond manifest–unmanifest distinctions.
No specific technique is prescribed; the emphasis is on jñāna—discernment of the unmanifest causal level (avyakta, pradhāna) through contemplative insight, which supports the later Kurma Purana path of disciplined Yoga and devotion integrated with metaphysical clarity.
Indirectly: by grounding creation in an eternal causal principle discussed by Brahman-knowers, the text sets a shared metaphysical basis that later supports Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis—one supreme reality taught through different divine theologies.