Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
पराशरो ऽपि सनकात् पिता मे सर्वतत्त्वदृक् / लेभेतत्परमं ज्ञानं तस्माद् वाल्मीकिराप्तवान्
parāśaro 'pi sanakāt pitā me sarvatattvadṛk / lebhetatparamaṃ jñānaṃ tasmād vālmīkirāptavān
میرے والد پاراشر—جو تمام تتووں کے بینا تھے—نے بھی سنک سے یہ برتر ترین گیان پایا؛ اور انہی سے والمیکی نے اسے حاصل کیا۔
Vyasa (speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse, recounting the jñāna-paramparā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
By calling the teaching “paramaṁ jñānam” and linking it to a lineage of tattva-seers, the verse frames Self-knowledge as a liberating, principled insight (tattva-jñāna) transmitted through realized sages.
This verse emphasizes authorized transmission (paramparā) of liberating knowledge; in the Ishvara Gita context, such knowledge supports disciplined practice—especially Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplative tattva-vicāra leading to inner steadiness.
By rooting “supreme knowledge” in a shared sage-lineage rather than sectarian exclusivity, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-dual synthesis where Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava (Īśvara/Kūrma) teachings converge in one liberating jñāna.