The True Liṅga as Formless Brahman — Self-Luminous Īśa and the Yoga of Liberation
नित्यानन्दममृतं सत्यरूपं शुद्धं वदन्ति पुरुषं सर्ववेदाः / तदेवेदमिति प्रणवेनेशितारं धायायन्ति वेदार्थविनिश्चितार्थाः
nityānandamamṛtaṃ satyarūpaṃ śuddhaṃ vadanti puruṣaṃ sarvavedāḥ / tadevedamiti praṇaveneśitāraṃ dhāyāyanti vedārthaviniścitārthāḥ
一切吠陀宣说:至上之人(Purusha)是永恒安乐、不死甘露(amṛta)、真理之体,圆满清净。证知“彼唯是此(所见一切)”者,既已判定吠陀宗旨,便以圣音普拉纳瓦(Oṁ)观想主宰。
Lord Kurma (as Ishvara, instructing in the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It defines the Supreme Puruṣa as eternal bliss, immortal, truth itself, and absolutely pure—implying the highest Self is not a changing object but the stainless reality underlying all experience.
It emphasizes dhyāna (contemplative meditation) using the Pranava (Oṁ) as the support, combined with Vedāntic discernment—meditating on the Lord as the inner ruler once the Vedic purport is properly established.
By focusing on one Īśvara/Puruṣa known through Oṁ and affirmed by all Vedas, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the supreme Lord is one reality approached through multiple sectarian names and forms.