Īśvara-gītā: Brahman as All-Pervading—Kāla, Prakṛti–Puruṣa, Tattva-Evolution, and Mokṣa
अभिन्नं भिन्नसंस्थानं शाश्वतं ध्रु वमव्ययम् / निर्गुणं परमं व्योम तज्ज्ञानं सूरयो विदुः
abhinnaṃ bhinnasaṃsthānaṃ śāśvataṃ dhru vamavyayam / nirguṇaṃ paramaṃ vyoma tajjñānaṃ sūrayo viduḥ
اہلِ حکمت جانتے ہیں کہ وہی پرم ویوم (برہمن) ہی سچا گیان ہے—غیر منقسم ہو کر بھی گوناگوں صورتوں میں ظاہر، ازلی، ثابت، لازوال اور نِرگُن۔
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna—within the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Supreme as non-dual and indivisible in essence (abhinna), yet manifesting as the many (bhinna-saṃsthāna), and as nirguṇa—beyond the guṇas—thereby indicating Atman/Brahman as the unchanging reality underlying all appearances.
The verse emphasizes Jñāna-yoga: contemplative discernment of the imperishable, nirguṇa Brahman as the all-pervading ‘parama vyoma.’ In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita frame, such knowledge supports meditative absorption by withdrawing attention from changing forms to the constant, attribute-transcending ground.
By defining the Supreme as one, nirguṇa, and all-pervading, it allows Shaiva and Vaishnava names/forms to be understood as differing manifestations of the same undivided reality—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthesis rather than sectarian separation.