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
جو مجھے اس طرح مہایوگیوں کے بھی پروردگار کے طور پر جانتا ہے، وہ نروِکلپ یوگ کے ذریعے مجھ سے یکتا ہو جاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
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.