Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga
नाहं कर्ता सर्वमेतद् ब्रह्मैव कुरुते तथा / एतद् ब्रह्मार्पणं प्रोक्तमृषिभिः तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
nāhaṃ kartā sarvametad brahmaiva kurute tathā / etad brahmārpaṇaṃ proktamṛṣibhiḥ tattvadarśibhiḥ
«Yo no soy el hacedor; todo esto lo realiza Brahman solamente, así como es.» Esto fue enseñado por los ṛṣi que contemplan la Verdad como “ofrecerlo todo en Brahman” (brahmārpaṇa).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the listener(s) in a non-dual, devotion-integrated discipline of action
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It asserts akartṛtva: the true Self is not an individual doer; all activity is ultimately grounded in Brahman, so realization shifts identity from ego-agency to the Absolute.
It points to Karma-Yoga framed as brahmārpaṇa—performing duties while relinquishing doership and offering actions (and their fruits) to Brahman, a practical contemplative discipline aligned with Purāṇic yoga.
By centering Brahman as the sole ultimate agent, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Shiva and Vishnu are approached as expressions of the one Supreme Reality, making devotion compatible with non-dual insight.