Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 142
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
श्रुत्वा सत्यवतीसूनुः कर्मयोगं सनातनम् / मुनीनां भाषितं कृष्णः प्रोवाच सुसमाहितः
śrutvā satyavatīsūnuḥ karmayogaṃ sanātanam / munīnāṃ bhāṣitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca susamāhitaḥ
Ayant entendu des sages la discipline éternelle du Karma‑Yoga, Kṛṣṇa—fils de Satyavatī—prit la parole, l’esprit parfaitement recueilli.
Narrator framing the discourse (introducing Vyāsa’s composed proclamation after hearing the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it foregrounds Karma‑Yoga as a “sanātana” (perennial) discipline received from realized sages—implying that steady, collected practice is a traditional means for inner purification that prepares one for Self-knowledge.
Karma‑Yoga practiced with “su-samāhita” (deep mental composure): action guided by dharma, performed with concentration and inner steadiness—an essential Purāṇic yoga-shāstra emphasis that supports later contemplative realization.
By presenting an authoritative, sage-transmitted Yoga teaching within the Ishvara Gita framework, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the same eternal yoga-dharma is upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams as a unified path to Ishvara.