Shloka 76
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
संतुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः / मय्यर्पितमनो बुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
saṃtuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ / mayyarpitamano buddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
مَن كان قانعًا على الدوام، ثابتًا في اليوغا، ضابطًا لنفسه راسخَ العزم؛ وقد أودع قلبه وعقله فيّ—فذلك العابدُ المخلصُ لي هو حبيبٌ إليّ.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Īśvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By grounding yoga in surrender of mind and intellect to Īśvara, the verse implies that true steadiness arises when individual agency is aligned with the Supreme Reality—so the yogin’s inner life becomes centered in the Lord who is the indwelling Self.
It highlights nitya-yoga (continuous discipline), yama-like self-restraint (yatātmā), unwavering resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya), and īśvara-praṇidhāna—offering mind and intellect into the Lord—central to the Kurma Purana’s devotional-yogic path associated with Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Ishvara Gita’s theistic contemplation.
Though spoken by Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as Īśvara, the emphasis on devotion to the one Supreme Lord and yogic surrender reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same Īśvara is approached through disciplined yoga and bhakti, a framework often shared across Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava devotional idioms.