Shloka 16
Īśvara-gītā: Vibhūtis of the Supreme Lord and the Paśu–Paśupati Doctrine of Bondage and Release
पाशानामस्म्यहं माया कालः कलयतामहम् / गतीनां मुक्तिरेवाहं परेषां परमेश्वरः
pāśānāmasmyahaṃ māyā kālaḥ kalayatāmaham / gatīnāṃ muktirevāhaṃ pareṣāṃ parameśvaraḥ
بندھنوں میں میں ہی مایا ہوں؛ حساب و نظم کرنے والوں میں میں ہی کال (زمانہ) ہوں۔ سب منزلوں میں میں ہی مکتی ہوں؛ اور اعلیٰ حقائق میں میں پرمیشور ہوں۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the inner ruler behind both bondage (through Māyā) and transcendence (as Mokṣa), indicating that the highest Self/Īśvara is not limited to one pole of experience but is the ground of all.
The verse supports an Ishvara-centered sādhanā typical of the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita: discern Māyā as the binding power, contemplate Time (Kāla) as the cosmic regulator, and fix meditation on Īśvara as the giver of Mukti—aligning with Pāśupata-leaning devotion plus discriminative knowledge.
By speaking as Parameśvara in a universal register (Māyā, Kāla, Mukti), the text frames the Supreme beyond sectarian limits—supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava non-dual synthesis where the one Īśvara is praised through multiple divine names and functions.