Shloka 7
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
यत्र पश्यति चात्मानं नित्यानन्दं निरञ्जनम् / मयैक्यं स महायोगो भाषितः परमेश्वरः
yatra paśyati cātmānaṃ nityānandaṃ nirañjanam / mayaikyaṃ sa mahāyogo bhāṣitaḥ parameśvaraḥ
ภาวะที่ผู้ปฏิบัติเห็นอาตมันเป็นสุขนิรันดร์และไร้มลทิน และรู้ความเป็นหนึ่งกับเรา—นั่นคือ ‘มหาโยคะ’ ที่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าสูงสุดทรงประกาศ
Lord Kurma (as Parameśvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines the Self as nityānanda (ever-blissful) and nirañjana (stainless, untouched by impurities), known directly through inner vision rather than mere belief.
The verse points to mahāyoga as the culminating meditative realization where awareness rests in the pure Self and recognizes identity/oneness with the Lord—an end-state of disciplined Yoga taught in the Ishvara Gita context.
By presenting the Supreme Lord as the goal of mahāyoga and framing liberation as oneness with that Parameśvara, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian difference yields to a single supreme reality.