Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
येन विब्रान्तचित्तानां योगिनां कर्मिणामपि / दृश्यो हि भगवान् सूक्ष्मः सर्वेषामथ देहिनाम्
yena vibrāntacittānāṃ yogināṃ karmiṇāmapi / dṛśyo hi bhagavān sūkṣmaḥ sarveṣāmatha dehinām
Dengan sarana itu, bahkan bagi para yogin dan pelaku ritual yang pikirannya masih bingung, Bhagavān yang halus menjadi tampak langsung bagi semua makhluk berjasad.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the inquiring sages/Indradyumna contextually within the Purva-bhaga discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Bhagavan/Īśvara as sūkṣma (subtle) yet directly knowable: realization is not merely sensory but arises through an inner means (discernment and yogic insight) that makes the Lord ‘seen’ even by embodied beings.
The verse points to a means (yena) by which perception of the subtle Lord becomes possible—implying disciplined yoga (mind-clarification, dhyāna, and viveka) that transforms a vibrānta (bewildered) mind into a fit instrument for Īśvara-darśana, aligning with Kurma Purana’s yoga-shāstra tone.
By emphasizing one subtle Bhagavan accessible through yogic realization rather than sectarian identity, it supports the Purana’s non-dual devotional-philosophical stance where Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths converge in direct realization of the one Īśvara.