Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 128
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अङ्गिरा वेदविदुषे भरद्वाजाय दत्तवान् / जैगीषव्याय कपिलस्तथा पञ्चशिखाय च
aṅgirā vedaviduṣe bharadvājāya dattavān / jaigīṣavyāya kapilastathā pañcaśikhāya ca
ଅଙ୍ଗିରା ବେଦବିଦ୍ ଭରଦ୍ୱାଜଙ୍କୁ ସେହି ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦେଲେ; ଏବଂ କପିଲ ତଦ୍ରୂପ ଜୈଗୀଷବ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ଓ ପଞ୍ଚଶିଖଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ କଲେ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By emphasizing authoritative transmission through realized sages, the verse implies that knowledge of the Self is not mere theory but a received, lived realization preserved in a disciplined lineage.
The verse foregrounds paramparā (lineage) as the safeguard for Pāśupata-oriented yogic discipline—showing that such practices are to be learned from qualified teachers rather than invented individually.
In the Ishvara Gita setting, Vishnu as Lord Kūrma teaches a tradition that carries Śaiva-Pāśupata terminology and yogic authority—reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where divine wisdom is one, expressed through multiple forms.