Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 47
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
इति यतिनियमानामेतदुक्तं विधानं पशुपतिपरितोषे यद् भवेदेकहेतुः / न भवति पुनरेषामुद्भवो वा विनाशः प्रणिहितमनसो ये नित्यमेवाचरन्ति
iti yatiniyamānāmetaduktaṃ vidhānaṃ paśupatiparitoṣe yad bhavedekahetuḥ / na bhavati punareṣāmudbhavo vā vināśaḥ praṇihitamanaso ye nityamevācaranti
Demikianlah ditetapkan tata-aturan disiplin para yati, satu-satunya sebab yang ampuh untuk menyenangkan Paśupati. Bagi mereka yang batinnya senantiasa terpusat pada Īśvara dan terus mengamalkannya, tidak ada lagi timbulnya belenggu, dan tidak ada pula kemerosotan dari keadaan yang telah dicapai.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in a Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis (Iśvara-oriented yoga and yati-dharma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that steadfast, uninterrupted practice oriented to the Lord (Paśupati) leads to a state beyond repeated “arising” into bondage and beyond “loss,” indicating stable realization where the self is no longer entangled in cyclical becoming.
The verse stresses disciplined observance (yati-niyama) combined with praṇihita-manas—an unwaveringly focused mind—i.e., continuous īśvara-centered meditation and conduct as the decisive means (eka-hetu) to attain firmness and freedom from relapse.
Though the teaching is delivered by Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu), the goal is explicitly “Paśupati’s satisfaction,” reflecting the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis where devotion and yoga directed to Śiva are affirmed within a Vaiṣṇava narrator’s framework.