Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 148
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य संस्थापयितुं शक्तो न कुर्यान्मोहितो जनः / स योगयुक्तो ऽपि मुनिर्नात्यर्थं भगवत्प्रियः
ya saṃsthāpayituṃ śakto na kuryānmohito janaḥ / sa yogayukto 'pi munirnātyarthaṃ bhagavatpriyaḥ
Seseorang yang mampu menegakkan (dharma atau asas suci) namun kerana delusi tidak melakukannya—walaupun dia seorang muni yang bersatu dengan yoga—tidaklah sangat dikasihi oleh Bhagavān, Tuhan Yang Mulia.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Ishvara-style didactic voice within Upari-bhaga teachings)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it implies that realization or yogic attainment is incomplete if it remains trapped in moha (delusion) and fails to express itself as dharmic, God-oriented action; closeness to Bhagavan is measured by aligned conduct, not status alone.
The verse points to yoga-yukta discipline but stresses its ethical fruition: yogic steadiness must culminate in purposeful establishment of dharma (saṃsthāpanā)—a karma-yoga emphasis consistent with Kurma Purana’s integration of devotion, right conduct, and yogic attainment.
By using the criterion of bhagavat-prīti (dearness to the Lord) grounded in dharma, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: whether framed through Shaiva-Pashupata or Vaishnava devotion, yoga is validated by dharmic responsibility and devotion, not by mere ascetic identity.