Shloka 32
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
यो मामेवं विजानाति महायोगेश्वरेश्वरम् / सो ऽविकल्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः
yo māmevaṃ vijānāti mahāyogeśvareśvaram / so 'vikalpena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ผู้ใดรู้จักเราดังนี้ว่าเป็นจอมอิศวรเหนือมหาโยคีทั้งหลาย ผู้นั้นย่อมรวมเป็นหนึ่งกับเราด้วยโยคะนิรวิกัลปะ; ข้อนี้ไม่มีความสงสัยเลย।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as Mahāyogeśvara—realized not merely by belief but by direct knowledge (vijñāna), culminating in non-conceptual (nirvikalpa) union where dualistic distinctions subside.
The verse points to avikalpa/nirvikalpa yoga: steady absorption in Ishvara beyond mental constructions, where knowledge of the Lord ripens into yogic union (yujyate), aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning emphasis on Ishvara-centered samadhi.
By using the title Mahāyogeśvara (often Shaiva in tone) for the speaker-identifiable Supreme, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Ishvara is praised in yogic terms shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.