Shloka 41
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
योगात् संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते / योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य नावाप्यं विद्यते क्वचित्
yogāt saṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya nāvāpyaṃ vidyate kvacit
ಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ಯೋಗ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಯೋಗ-ಜ್ಞಾನ ಎರಡರಲ್ಲೂ ನಿಷ್ಠನಾದವನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯವೆನಿಸುವುದು ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to King Indradyumna (and attending sages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that liberating insight (jñāna) is not isolated from practice: Yoga refines the mind so knowledge can arise, and that knowledge stabilizes Yoga—together leading toward realization of the Self under the grace/order of Ishvara.
The verse emphasizes Yoga as disciplined integration—typically including ethical restraints, sense-control, meditation, and devotion to Ishvara—whose inner purification gives rise to jñāna; then that jñāna deepens steadiness in meditation and practice.
By framing liberation as Ishvara-taught Yoga joined with jñāna, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme Lord’s path transcends sectarian difference, harmonizing Shaiva (Pashupata-oriented Yoga) and Vaishnava devotion in a single non-contradictory discipline.