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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 109

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

उक्त्वैवमथ योगीन्द्रानब्रवीद् भगवानजः / हिताय सर्वभक्तानां द्विजातीनां द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

uktvaivamatha yogīndrānabravīd bhagavānajaḥ / hitāya sarvabhaktānāṃ dvijātīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ

Translation

かく語り終えてのち、不生の主は、最勝のヨーギンたちに告げた。すべての帰依者の利益のため、ことに二度生まれの者たちの安寧のために――おお二度生まれの最勝者よ。

Word by Word

उक्त्वाhaving said

एवम्thus, in this way

अथthen

योगीन्द्रान्the lords among yogis

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

अजःunborn

हितायfor the welfare

सर्व-भक्तानाम्of all devotees

द्विजातीनाम्of the twice-born classes

द्विजोत्तमाःthe best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

Speaker

Bhagavan Aja (the Unborn Lord; in Ishvara Gita context, Lord Kurma/Vishnu as Ishvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Bhagavan (Ishvara)

Aja (the Unborn)

Yogindras (great yogins)

Dvijas (twice-born)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By calling the speaker “Aja” (the Unborn), the verse points to Ishvara as the deathless, unoriginated Reality who instructs yogins and devotees—suggesting the Supreme as beyond birth and change.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse frames the teaching as directed to “yogīndras,” indicating an authoritative yogic setting; it signals that the concluding instructions of the Ishvara Gita are meant to support disciplined practice (yoga) together with devotion (bhakti) and dharma.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It uses a neutral, pan-sectarian title—“Bhagavan Aja”—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, where the same Supreme Lord teaches yoga and devotion in a way compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava (Ishvara-bhakti) orientations.