Shloka 41
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
योगात् संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते / योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य नावाप्यं विद्यते क्वचित्
yogāt saṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya nāvāpyaṃ vidyate kvacit
Aus Yoga entsteht wahres Wissen, und aus Wissen wird Yoga fest gegründet. Für den, der sich sowohl Yoga als auch Wissen hingibt, gibt es nirgends etwas, das nicht erlangt werden könnte.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (and attending sages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that liberating insight (jñāna) is not isolated from practice: Yoga refines the mind so knowledge can arise, and that knowledge stabilizes Yoga—together leading toward realization of the Self under the grace/order of Ishvara.
The verse emphasizes Yoga as disciplined integration—typically including ethical restraints, sense-control, meditation, and devotion to Ishvara—whose inner purification gives rise to jñāna; then that jñāna deepens steadiness in meditation and practice.
By framing liberation as Ishvara-taught Yoga joined with jñāna, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme Lord’s path transcends sectarian difference, harmonizing Shaiva (Pashupata-oriented Yoga) and Vaishnava devotion in a single non-contradictory discipline.