Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 1
Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे (ईश्वरगीतासु) पञ्चमो ऽध्यायः ईश्वर उवाच शृणुध्वमृषयः सर्वे यथावत् परमेष्ठिनः / वक्ष्यामीशस्य माहात्म्यं यत्तद्वेदविदो विदुः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ īśvara uvāca śṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ sarve yathāvat parameṣṭhinaḥ / vakṣyāmīśasya māhātmyaṃ yattadvedavido viduḥ
Như vậy, trong Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, bản tụng sáu nghìn câu, phần hậu (trong Īśvara-gītā), Chương Năm. Īśvara phán: “Hỡi chư hiền thánh, hãy lắng nghe đúng như pháp. Ta sẽ tuyên thuyết đại uy đức của Chúa—chân lý mà những bậc thông đạt Veda thật sự biết.”
Ishvara (the Lord speaking within the Ishvara Gita; identified in Kurma Purana’s synthesis as the Supreme Lord worshipped through Shaiva-Vaishnava unity)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the Lord’s “māhātmya” as the same truth known by Veda-knowers—implying that the Supreme reality is not mere mythology but a realizable principle affirmed by Vedic insight.
This opening functions as a śravaṇa (disciplined listening) injunction—an essential first step in the Ishvara Gita’s yogic pedagogy that later unfolds into Pashupata-oriented discipline, contemplation, and realization.
By presenting “Īśvara” as the Veda-known Supreme, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where the highest Lord is approached through an integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava theological lens.