Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
त्यक्त्वा पुत्रादिषु स्नेहं निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः / संन्यस्य सर्वकर्माणि परं वैराग्यमाश्रितः
tyaktvā putrādiṣu snehaṃ nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ / saṃnyasya sarvakarmāṇi paraṃ vairāgyamāśritaḥ
পুত্রাদি বিষয়ে স্নেহ-আসক্তি ত্যাগ করে, দ্বন্দ্বমুক্ত ও নিরাসক্ত হয়ে, সকল কর্ম সন্ন্যাস করে সে পরম বৈরাগ্যের আশ্রয় নেয়।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching Indradyumna in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By prescribing nirdvandva (freedom from dualities) and niṣparigraha (non-grasping), the verse points to the Atman as untouched by relations, possessions, and changing experiences; realization is supported by supreme vairagya and the renunciation of action-driven identity.
It emphasizes the inner discipline foundational to Pashupata-oriented liberation: detachment from familial clinging, equanimity toward opposites, non-possessiveness, and the spirit of saṃnyāsa—conditions that stabilize meditation and devotion to Ishvara beyond ritual and egoic agency.
Though not naming Shiva directly, the teaching reflects the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-centered synthesis: the same Supreme Lord (Ishvara) is approached through renunciation, equanimity, and devotion—principles shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in this text.