Shloka 8
Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa
प्रधानं पुरुषं चैव तत्त्वद्वयमुदाहृतम् / तयोरनादिरुद्दिष्टः कालः संयोजकः परः
pradhānaṃ puruṣaṃ caiva tattvadvayamudāhṛtam / tayoranādiruddiṣṭaḥ kālaḥ saṃyojakaḥ paraḥ
ปรธานและปุรุษะถูกประกาศว่าเป็นตัตตวะสองประการ และกาลอันไร้จุดเริ่ม เป็นผู้สูงสุดผู้ทำหน้าที่เชื่อมให้ทั้งสองประสานกัน.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (as preserved in the Kurma Purana’s teaching dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes Puruṣa as the conscious principle from Pradhāna (material nature), and presents Kāla as a beginningless, superior principle that coordinates their interaction—implying that consciousness is distinct from matter, while cosmic governance operates through transcendent Time.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it provides the metaphysical framework used by Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented teachings—discriminating Puruṣa from Pradhāna and contemplating Kāla as the regulating power behind worldly change, which supports viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (dispassion).
By teaching a shared metaphysical structure (Pradhāna–Puruṣa governed by Kāla), the Purana frames doctrine in a way usable by both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva paths—supporting the text’s synthesis where the supreme governance of the cosmos is presented in a non-sectarian, integrative manner.