Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 128
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
सांख्ययोगो द्विधा ज्ञेयः पुरुषाणां हि साधनम् / योगेन सहितं सांख्यं पुरुषाणां विमुक्तिदम्
sāṃkhyayogo dvidhā jñeyaḥ puruṣāṇāṃ hi sādhanam / yogena sahitaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ vimuktidam
Sāṃkhya y Yoga deben entenderse como dos modalidades, medios para los seres encarnados. Pero el Sāṃkhya, unido al Yoga, se vuelve dador de liberación para las personas.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gītā-style instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames liberation as arising from discriminative insight (Sāṃkhya) strengthened by yogic discipline—implying that clear discernment of the self from nature becomes effective when stabilized through Yoga.
The verse emphasizes Yoga as the practical complement to Sāṃkhya—i.e., meditative steadiness, inner restraint, and contemplative absorption that make philosophical discernment transformative and liberation-yielding.
By presenting a unified soteriology—knowledge plus yogic practice—it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian labels recede and liberation is taught through integrated śāstric paths associated across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.