Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 9
Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati
त्रयाणामपि चैतेषां ज्ञानी त्वभ्यधिको मतः / न तस्य विद्यते कार्यं न लिङ्गं वा विपश्चितः
trayāṇāmapi caiteṣāṃ jñānī tvabhyadhiko mataḥ / na tasya vidyate kāryaṃ na liṅgaṃ vā vipaścitaḥ
ໃນບັນດາສາມປະເພດນີ້ດ້ວຍ ຜູ້ຮູ້ຄວາມຈິງ (jñānin) ຖືກເຫັນວ່າສູງສຸດ। ສໍາລັບຜູ້ຮອບຮູ້ນັ້ນ ບໍ່ມີກິດທີ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງສໍາເລັດ ແລະບໍ່ມີເຄື່ອງໝາຍພາຍນອກໃດໃຫ້ຈໍາແນກເຂົາເຈົ້າ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita stream
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that realization (jñāna) culminates in freedom from compulsory action and external identity; the jñānī abides in the Self beyond doership, so no further ‘kārya’ remains for liberation.
The verse highlights Jñāna-Yoga as the culminating discipline—inner realization over outward observance—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita tone where meditation, discernment, and detachment mature into non-doership.
By prioritizing inner realization over sectarian ‘liṅga’ (outer badge), it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the highest truth transcends external identifiers, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava orientations in a non-dual spiritual goal.