Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 86
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
मद्बुद्धयो मां सततं बोधयन्तः परस्परम् / कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयुः
madbuddhayo māṃ satataṃ bodhayantaḥ parasparam / kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ mama sāyujyamāpnuyuḥ
ज्यांची बुद्धी माझ्यात स्थिर आहे, जे परस्परांना सतत माझ्या तत्त्वाचे बोधन करतात आणि नित्य माझेच कथन करतात—ते माझे सायुज्य प्राप्त करतात.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as the final state to be realized: when the mind and intellect are wholly oriented toward Him, the seeker attains sāyujya—an intimate liberating union that culminates in abiding in the Lord’s own state.
The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga supported by satsaṅga: constant remembrance, mutual spiritual instruction (bodhayantaḥ parasparam), and continual kathā (speaking/hearing the Lord’s qualities). These disciplines steady the buddhi in Ishvara and mature into liberating realization.
Within the Ishvara Gita’s synthesis, devotion to the one Supreme Lord culminates in sāyujya; the teaching supports a non-sectarian vision where the highest reality is one (Ishvara), approached through disciplined devotion rather than rivalry of forms.