Selections from IshvaragItA - 1

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Namaste,

 

I am posting a few verses from the Ishvara giTA, found

in the uparivibhAgaH of the kUrmapurANam.h. The copy of

the text I have (All-India Kashi Raj Trust Publishers)

describes this as "The knowledge of the Brahman or the

Highest Reality as sung or exponded by Isvara".

 

I am including the English translation from the text as

is. I will stop this if someone objects, as this does

construe a copyright violation. The text has 11 chapters.

I am posting only chapter 5, which according to the book

is [on] "Siva's dance; eulogy of Siva by sages".

 

I could not find an online version of this text or a

translation. If someone knows this is the case, please

let me know.

 

Regards,

Sridhar.

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... shrIH ..

... shrIchandramaulIshvarAya namaH ..

... shrIkAraNaparachidrUpAyai namaH ..

 

kUrmapurANam.h

uparivibhAge pa~nchamo.adhyAyaH

 

vyAsa uvAcha .

 

etAvaduktvA bhagavAn.h yoginA.n parameshvaraH .

nanarta parama.n bhAvamaishvara.n sa.npradarshayan.h .. 1 ..

 

Vyasa said : The Lord, Supreme God, saying this much to the

Yogins, started dancing exhibiting his divine nature.

 

ta.n te dadR^ishurIshAna.n tejasA.n parama.n nidhim.h .

nR^ityamAna.n mahAdeva.n viShNunA gagane.amale .. 2 ..

 

They saw Isana, the great God, the excellent repository of

(divine) radiance dancing with Visnu in the spotless sky.

 

ya.n viduryogatattvaj~nA yogino yatamAnasAH .

tamIsha.n sarvabhUtAnAmAkAshe dadR^ishuH kila .. 3 ..

 

In the sky they really saw Him, the Lord of all the

creatures, Whom only the Yogins, the knowers of the

secret Yoga, having duly subdued their minds, can see.

 

yasya mAyAmaya.n sarva.n yeneda.n preryate jagat.h .

nR^ityamAnaH svaya.n viprairvishveshaH khalu dR^ishyate .. 4 ..

 

The Brahmanas saw that dancing Lord of the universe, who

actuates the universe and pervades it with His Maya (cosmic

illusion).

 

yat.h pAdapaN^kaja.n smR^itvA puruSho.aj~nAnaja.n bhayam.h .

jahAti nR^ityamAna.n ta.n bhUtesha.n dadR^ishuH kila .. 5 ..

 

They saw the Lord of elements, dancing, by meditating on whose

lotus-like feet men are able to cast off the fear bred by

ignorance.

 

ya.n vinidrA jitashvAsAH shAntA bhaktisamanvitAH .

jyotirmaya.n prapashyanti sa yogI dR^ishyate kila .. 6 ..

 

That Yogin who is seen only as a divine radiance by the

sleepless devotees who are in full control of their

breathing, and are calm (i.e., in full restraint of

the senses), was then actually visible.

 

yo.aj~nAnAnmochayet.h kShipra.n prasanno bhaktavatsalaH .

tameva mochaka.n rudramAkAshe dadR^ishuH param.h .. 7 ..

 

They saw in the sky Rudra, the great Liberator, affectionate

to his devotees, who frees them from ignorance without the

least delay.