Shloka 47
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
ये चान्ये भावने शुद्धे प्रागुक्ते भवतामिह / अथापि कथितो योगो निर्बोजश्च सबीजकः
ye cānye bhāvane śuddhe prāgukte bhavatāmiha / athāpi kathito yogo nirbojaśca sabījakaḥ
ਅਤੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਹਿਤ ਲਈ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਹੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਹੋਰ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਭਾਵਨਾ-ਸਾਧਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ, ਯੋਗ ਵੀ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ—ਨਿਰਬੀਜ ਅਤੇ ਸਬੀਜ, ਦੋਵੇਂ ਰੂਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By distinguishing sabīja and nirbīja Yoga, the verse implies a progression from supported meditation (with an object/“seed”) to objectless absorption, where consciousness rests in its own nature—pointing toward realization of the Self beyond mental supports.
It highlights two culminations of yogic practice: sabīja (absorption supported by a focus such as mantra, form, or principle) and nirbīja (seedless, objectless samādhi). It also references earlier “pure contemplations” (śuddha-bhāvanā) as preparatory disciplines.
Though not naming them explicitly, the verse sits within the Kurma Purana’s integrative teaching where Vishnu as Kūrma expounds Yoga using terminology common to Shaiva/Pāśupata and broader Yoga-śāstra, reflecting a shared, non-sectarian path to liberation.