Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 121
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
ज्ञातं भवद्भिरमलं प्रसादात् परमेष्ठिनः / साक्षादेव महेशस्य ज्ञानं संसारनाशनम्
jñātaṃ bhavadbhiramalaṃ prasādāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / sākṣādeva maheśasya jñānaṃ saṃsāranāśanam
ပရမေဋ္ဌင် (အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အရှင်) ၏ ကရုဏာတော်ကြောင့် သင်တို့သည် အညစ်အကြေးကင်းသော သစ္စာကို သိမြင်လာကြ၏။ ထိုသည်မှာ မဟေရှဝရ၏ တိုက်ရိုက် ဉာဏ်ပညာပင်ဖြစ်၍ သံသရာချည်နှောင်မှုကို ဖျက်ဆီးသည်။
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita teaching to the sages (as part of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents liberation as arising from amala-jñāna—pure, direct realization granted by divine grace—implying that true knowledge is immediate (sākṣāt) and ends saṃsāra rather than remaining merely intellectual.
The verse foregrounds prasāda (grace) culminating in sākṣāt-jñāna; in the Ishvara Gita context this aligns with Pāśupata-oriented discipline—devotion, inner purification, and contemplative realization—where practice ripens into direct knowledge of the Lord.
Spoken by Lord Kurma while praising knowledge of Maheśvara, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Vishnu teaches that direct realization of Shiva is liberating, emphasizing unity in the Supreme principle.