Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 146
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यो ऽनेन विधिना युक्तं ज्ञानयोगं समाचरेत् / स पश्यति महादेवं नान्यः कल्पशतैरपि
yo 'nena vidhinā yuktaṃ jñānayogaṃ samācaret / sa paśyati mahādevaṃ nānyaḥ kalpaśatairapi
مَن التزم بهذا المنهج ومارس يوغا المعرفة بإخلاص، فإنه يُبصر مهاديڤا رؤيةً مباشرة؛ وأما غيره فلا ينال تلك الرؤية ولو في مئات الكَلبات.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching in the Iśvara-Gītā style discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that true realization is not mere belief or ritual accumulation over time, but direct seeing (paśyati) attained through disciplined jñāna-yoga—where the Self’s truth is known and therefore the Lord (Mahādeva) is directly realized.
The verse emphasizes a specific vidhi (regulated method) of jñāna-yoga—systematic practice of knowledge and inner discipline—presented as the decisive sādhana that culminates in immediate divine vision, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning yoga framework.
With Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) teaching a path whose fruit is the direct vision of Śiva (Mahādeva), the text models a synthetic, non-sectarian theology where devotion and knowledge converge across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava lines.