Shloka 28
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
नाहं प्रेरयिता विप्राः परमं योगमाश्रितः / प्रेरयामि जगत्कृत्स्नमेतद्यो वेद सो ऽमृतः
nāhaṃ prerayitā viprāḥ paramaṃ yogamāśritaḥ / prerayāmi jagatkṛtsnametadyo veda so 'mṛtaḥ
اے وِپرو! اعلیٰ ترین یوگ میں قائم میں کسی کے زیرِ اثر عامل نہیں ہوں؛ بلکہ میں ہی اس تمام کائنات کو عمل میں برانگیختہ کرتا ہوں۔ جو اسے حقیقتاً جان لے، وہ امر ہو جاتا ہے۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as transcendent and yogically established, not a conditioned doer, yet functioning as the inner impeller of the cosmos; realizing this Lord-principle leads to immortality (amṛtatva).
The verse emphasizes parama-yoga—abidance in the highest contemplative state where agency is purified; from that standpoint the Lord is known as the inner director (antaryāmin), a key contemplative insight aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shastra orientation.
By stressing one Supreme reality that transcends ordinary doership yet governs all, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same highest Lord is taught across Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms as the inner ruler and source of liberation.