Shloka 3
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
योगात्संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते / योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य प्रसीदति महेश्वरः
yogātsaṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya prasīdati maheśvaraḥ
من اليوغا تنشأ المعرفة الحقّة، ومن المعرفة تنطلق اليوغا وتستقيم. ومن كان مواظبًا على اليوغا والمعرفة معًا، فإن ماهايشفارا (مهاديفا) يرضى عنه ويتفضّل عليه.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita framework, affirming Maheśvara’s grace through Yoga-Jñāna synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It implies that liberating insight (jñāna) is not merely conceptual: it arises through Yoga, and that insight in turn stabilizes Yoga—pointing to direct realization of the Self supported by disciplined practice and clear knowledge.
The verse emphasizes a Yoga–Jñāna samuccaya (combined cultivation): meditative discipline that produces inner clarity, and doctrinal/experiential knowledge that deepens and sustains practice—aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning stress on Īśvara’s grace through steady sādhanā.
Within the Ishvara Gita setting (spoken by Kūrma/Viṣṇu), the teaching culminates in Maheśvara’s grace, reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Viṣṇu teaches a path that honors Śiva as the Lord who grants fruition to Yoga and Jñāna.