The Ishvara Gita (Devanagari: ईश्वरगीता, IAST: Īśvara gītā) is a saṃskṛta (Sanskrit) text composed in India. It contains the teachings of the god Śiva, also called Īśvara, and is influenced by the sāṅkhya and yoga schools of Indian philosophy. It makes up the first 11 chapters of the second section (uttara vibhāga) of the kūrmapurāṇa.
The Īśvara gītā contains many new themes not found in the bhagavadgītā, such as the worship of the liṅga and the idea that Śiva, is the ultimate god. The Īśvara gītā also shows the influence of the 8-fold (ashtanga) yoga of patañjali, and of the pāśupata sect of Shaivism. Several commentaries on this text are available in manuscript form, including one by vijñānabhikṣu, a 16th-century Hindu polymath.
The Īśvara gītā has been translated into English, French and Italian in stand-alone form, and into English as part of a complete translation of the kūrmapurāṇa.
Primary sources: Sanskrit editions and translations
- Dumont, P.-E. (ed. and tr.) (1934). L’Īśvaragītā: Le Chant de Śiva. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
- Gupta, Anand Swarup (ed.) (1971). The Kūrma Purāṇa. Varanasi: All-India Kashiraj Trust.
- Nicholson, Andrew J. (tr.) (2014). Lord Siva's Song: The Isvara Gita. New York: SUNY Press.
- Piantelli, Mario (ed. and tr.) (1980). Īśvaragītā, o, Poema del Signore. Parma: L. Battei.
- Tagare, G.V. (tr.) (1982). The Kūrma Purāṇa, Part II. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
External links
- English
- Īśvara-gītā, its Philosophy as expounded by Vijñāna Bhikṣu, Surendranath Dasgupta, 1940
- Sanskrit
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