Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 117
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
मूर्खं वा पण्डितं वापि ब्राह्मणं वा मदाश्रयम् / मोचयामि श्वपाकं वा न नारायणनिन्दकम्
mūrkhaṃ vā paṇḍitaṃ vāpi brāhmaṇaṃ vā madāśrayam / mocayāmi śvapākaṃ vā na nārāyaṇanindakam
Whether one is foolish or learned, even a brāhmaṇa who has taken refuge in Me—I grant liberation; even a dog-cooker (an outcaste) I can free, but not one who reviles Nārāyaṇa.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames liberation as dependent on refuge in the Supreme Lord (Īśvara/Nārāyaṇa) rather than external status; the obstacle is not birth or learning but antagonism toward the Supreme Reality.
The practice emphasized is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as a decisive limb of devotion-based discipline; it aligns with the Ishvara Gita’s yoga of surrender and reverence, where inner orientation to Īśvara outweighs mere ritual or social identity.
By centering liberation on devotion to Īśvara identified as Nārāyaṇa, it supports the Purāṇa’s synthesis: the Supreme is approached through steadfast reverence (not sectarian reviling), a stance consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava non-hostility taught in the Ishvara Gita.