Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
ज्ञानयोगरतान् दान्तान् ब्रह्मिष्ठान् ब्रह्मवादिनः / अक्रोधनान् सत्यपरान् दूरतः परिवर्जय
jñānayogaratān dāntān brahmiṣṭhān brahmavādinaḥ / akrodhanān satyaparān dūrataḥ parivarjaya
जो ज्ञानयोग में रत, इन्द्रिय-निग्रही, ब्रह्म में स्थित और ब्रह्म का उपदेश करने वाले हैं—जो क्रोधरहित और सत्यनिष्ठ हैं—उनसे दूर ही रहना, उन्हें छोड़ देना।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By praising those “established in Brahman” and “speakers of Brahman,” the verse points to realization of Brahman/Atman as the highest spiritual state marked by truthfulness and freedom from anger.
It explicitly highlights jñāna-yoga—liberating insight grounded in self-restraint (dama) and ethical disciplines like satya (truth) and akrodha (non-anger), which are treated as prerequisites for higher yogic stability.
Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic yoga-ethics: whether framed through Shaiva (Pāśupata) or Vaishnava devotion, the realized teacher is defined by Brahman-knowledge and inner virtues rather than sectarian identity.