Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 4 Shloka 32 - Kurma Purana | Malay | Vedapath

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Shloka 32

Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship

Devanagari script

यो मामेवं विजानाति महायोगेश्वरेश्वरम् / सो ऽविकल्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yo māmevaṃ vijānāti mahāyogeśvareśvaram / so 'vikalpena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Sesiapa yang mengenal Aku demikian—sebagai Tuhan Tertinggi para mahā-yogin—dia akan bersatu (dengan-Ku) melalui nirvikalpa-yoga; tiada keraguan tentang hal ini.

Word by Word

यःwho

माम्me

एवम्thus/in this way

विजानातिknows/understands

महायोगेश्वरेश्वरम्the great Lord of the Lords of yoga

सःhe

अविकल्पेनwithout doubt/without alternative (undistracted)

योगेनby/with yoga

युज्यतेis yoked/gets united

नnot

अत्रhere/in this matter

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Kurma

Ishvara (Mahāyogeśvara)

Yoga

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Mahāyogeśvara—realized not merely by belief but by direct knowledge (vijñāna), culminating in non-conceptual (nirvikalpa) union where dualistic distinctions subside.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to avikalpa/nirvikalpa yoga: steady absorption in Ishvara beyond mental constructions, where knowledge of the Lord ripens into yogic union (yujyate), aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning emphasis on Ishvara-centered samadhi.

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

By using the title Mahāyogeśvara (often Shaiva in tone) for the speaker-identifiable Supreme, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Ishvara is praised in yogic terms shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.