Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 111
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अयं नारायणो यो ऽहमीश्वरो नात्र संशयः / नान्तरं ये प्रपश्यन्ति तेषां देयमिदं परम्
ayaṃ nārāyaṇo yo 'hamīśvaro nātra saṃśayaḥ / nāntaraṃ ye prapaśyanti teṣāṃ deyamidaṃ param
Đấng Tối Thượng này chính là Nārāyaṇa—quả thật Ta chính là Īśvara; không hề nghi ngờ. Với những ai thấy không có sai biệt (giữa hai), hãy ban cho họ ân huệ tối thượng này.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a non-difference doctrine: the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) and Nārāyaṇa are one reality, and realization is defined as seeing no separation in that supreme principle.
The verse points to jñāna-bhakti integration: sustained contemplation (dhyāna) on the one Īśvara as Nārāyaṇa, culminating in the yogic insight of abheda (non-separation), which the Ishvara Gita treats as a supreme attainment.
By identifying Īśvara with Nārāyaṇa, it supports the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the highest truth is a single Lord beyond sectarian difference, recognized as one by the realized.