Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
अहं वै सर्वलोकानामात्मा लोकमहेश्वरः / मन्मयं सर्वमेवेदं ब्रह्माहं पुरुषः परः
ahaṃ vai sarvalokānāmātmā lokamaheśvaraḥ / manmayaṃ sarvamevedaṃ brahmāhaṃ puruṣaḥ paraḥ
Chỉ riêng Ta là Tự Ngã của mọi cõi, là Đại Chúa Tể của các thế giới. Toàn thể vũ trụ này thấm nhuần bởi Ta và làm bằng Ta; Ta là Brahman, là Purusha tối thượng vượt trên hết thảy.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in the Ishvara Gita teaching to King Indradyumna (and assembled sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
It identifies the Supreme Lord as the inner Self (Ātman) of all worlds and beings—implying a non-dual ground where all existence is rooted in and pervaded by the same ultimate reality.
The verse supports ahamgraha-upāsanā (contemplation of the divine “I” as all-pervading Brahman) and īśvara-dhyāna, aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic aim: steady recognition that the universe is ‘man-maya’—permeated by the Lord.
By using the title “loka-maheśvaraḥ” while the speaker is Lord Kurma (Vishnu), it presents a synthesis where Maheshvara-hood and Narayana-hood converge in the one Supreme Brahman-Purusha, emphasizing unity rather than sectarian division.