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
ഈ മൂന്നിലും തത്ത്വജ്ഞനായ ജ്ഞാനിയെയാണ് ശ്രേഷ്ഠനെന്ന് കരുതുന്നത്. ആ വിവേകിക്ക് നിർബന്ധമായ കർമ്മം ഒന്നുമില്ല; തിരിച്ചറിയാൻ പുറംചിഹ്നവും ഇല്ല.
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.