Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 146 - Kurma Purana | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 146

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Devanagari script

यो ऽनेन विधिना युक्तं ज्ञानयोगं समाचरेत् / स पश्यति महादेवं नान्यः कल्पशतैरपि

Transliteration

yo 'nena vidhinā yuktaṃ jñānayogaṃ samācaret / sa paśyati mahādevaṃ nānyaḥ kalpaśatairapi

Translation

ഈ വിധിയാൽ നിയന്ത്രിതനായി ജ്ഞാനയോഗം ആചരിക്കുന്നവൻ മഹാദേവനെ സാക്ഷാൽ ദർശിക്കുന്നു; മറ്റൊരാൾ നൂറുകണക്കിന് കല്പങ്ങളിലുപോലും ആ ദർശനം പ്രാപിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

यःwho

अनेनby this; with this

विधिनाby the method; rule

युक्तम्properly joined; duly endowed

ज्ञानयोगम्the yoga of knowledge

समाचरेत्should practice; would perform

सःhe

पश्यतिsees

महादेवम्Mahādeva (the great god Śiva)

नnot

अन्यःanother (person)

नान्यःno one else

कल्पशतैःeven by hundreds of aeons

अपिeven

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching in the Iśvara-Gītā style discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Jñāna-Yoga

FAQs

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

It implies that true realization is not mere belief or ritual accumulation over time, but direct seeing (paśyati) attained through disciplined jñāna-yoga—where the Self’s truth is known and therefore the Lord (Mahādeva) is directly realized.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes a specific vidhi (regulated method) of jñāna-yoga—systematic practice of knowledge and inner discipline—presented as the decisive sādhana that culminates in immediate divine vision, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning yoga framework.

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

With Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) teaching a path whose fruit is the direct vision of Śiva (Mahādeva), the text models a synthetic, non-sectarian theology where devotion and knowledge converge across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava lines.