Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
केचिद् ध्यानपरा नित्यं योगिनः संयतेन्द्रियाः / केचिज्जपन्ति तप्यन्ति केचिद् विज्ञानिनो ऽपरे
kecid dhyānaparā nityaṃ yoginaḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ / kecijjapanti tapyanti kecid vijñānino 'pare
ある者は常に禅定に専念するヨーギーで、諸感官を制御している。ある者は真言を誦し、苦行（タパス）に励む。さらに別の者は、識別の霊智（ヴィジュニャーナ）に身を捧げる。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on diverse spiritual disciplines
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting meditation, japa–tapas, and vijñāna as valid approaches, the verse implies that realization of the Self can be reached through inner stillness, disciplined purification, or discriminative insight—different methods oriented toward the same highest truth.
It highlights (1) dhyāna with sense-restraint (saṃyama), (2) mantra-japa, and (3) tapas (austerity), alongside (4) vijñāna—experiential knowledge—reflecting the Kurma Purana’s practical yoga framework often aligned with Pāśupata-style discipline and purification.
Though not naming them directly, the verse supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: multiple sādhanas—often associated with both Shaiva (tapas, Pāśupata discipline) and Vaishnava (dhyāna, japa) streams—are affirmed as converging toward one supreme realization.