Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
अहं हि भगवानीशः स्वयं ज्योतिः सनातनः / परमात्मा परं ब्रह्म मत्तो ह्यन्यन्न विद्यते
ahaṃ hi bhagavānīśaḥ svayaṃ jyotiḥ sanātanaḥ / paramātmā paraṃ brahma matto hyanyanna vidyate
Chỉ riêng Ta là Đấng Thế Tôn, là Chúa Tể (Īśa); Ta chính là Ánh Sáng vĩnh cửu. Ta là Tự Ngã Tối Thượng, là Phạm Thiên Tối Thượng (Brahman)—ngoài Ta ra, không có gì khác tồn tại.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching the Īśvara-gītā doctrine
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It identifies the Supreme Self (Paramātmā) with the one Īśvara who is self-luminous (svayaṃ-jyotiḥ) and absolute Brahman, affirming that no independent reality exists apart from Him.
The verse points to contemplation on the Lord as the eternal inner Light (jyotiḥ) and as Paramātmā; in the Īśvara-gītā context this supports meditative absorption (dhyāna/samādhi) where the yogin realizes all beings and worlds as dependent on the one Supreme.
By declaring a single supreme Īśvara as Paramātmā and Brahman, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality is one, expressed through Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms without ultimate division.