Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision
येर्ऽचयिष्यन्ति गोविन्दं मद्भक्ता विधिपूर्वकम् / तेषां तदैश्वरं ज्ञानमुत्पत्स्यति जगन्मय
yer'cayiṣyanti govindaṃ madbhaktā vidhipūrvakam / teṣāṃ tadaiśvaraṃ jñānamutpatsyati jaganmaya
أولئك المخلصون لي الذين سيعبدون غوڤيندا وفق الشعائر المقرّرة—ففيهم، يا من يملأ العوالم، ستنبثق حينئذٍ معرفةٌ سيّدةٌ متمحورة حول إيشڤرا.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing devotees (as part of a teaching dialogue with sages/Indradyumna context in the Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that when devotion is disciplined and rule-guided, a higher, Īśvara-centered knowledge arises within—pointing to realization that the all-pervading Lord (jagan-maya) is the inner ground of awareness.
The verse emphasizes vaidhi-bhakti—structured worship according to vidhi—which functions as a yogic discipline (niyama-like restraint and sacred routine) that matures into inner jñāna rather than remaining merely external ritual.
By stressing aiśvara-jñāna (knowledge centered on the one Lord) arising through devotion to Govinda, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian thrust: devotion to the Supreme as Īśvara culminates in unitive knowledge beyond rigid Shaiva–Vaishnava division.