Shloka 18
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
दृष्ट्वा तदैश्वरं रूपं रुद्रनारायणात्मकम् / कृतार्थं मेनिरे सन्तः स्वात्मानं ब्रह्मवादिनः
dṛṣṭvā tadaiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ rudranārāyaṇātmakam / kṛtārthaṃ menire santaḥ svātmānaṃ brahmavādinaḥ
ครั้นได้เห็นพระรูปแห่งอธิปัตย์นั้น ซึ่งมีสาระเป็นรุดระและนารายณ์ประหนึ่งหนึ่งเดียว เหล่าฤๅษีผู้สอนพรหมันก็รู้สึกว่าตนบรรลุความสมบูรณ์ ดุจภารกิจสำเร็จแล้ว
Suta (narrator) describing the sages’ realization during the Ishvara-Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that true fulfillment arises when the sages recognize the Self as identical with the one Ishvara, revealed as a unified Rudra–Narayana reality; the vision consummates their Brahman-knowledge.
The verse foregrounds darśana (direct spiritual vision) as the fruit of disciplined contemplation taught in the Ishvara-Gita—where Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption culminate in perceiving Ishvara as one, beyond sectarian division.
It presents Shiva (Rudra) and Vishnu (Narayana) as one essence in the supreme form of Ishvara, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.