वेदमुर्तिरहं विप्रा नान्यशास्त्रार्थवेदिभिः / ज्ञायते मत्स्वरूपं तु मुक्त्वा वेदं सनातनम्
vedamurtirahaṃ viprā nānyaśāstrārthavedibhiḥ / jñāyate matsvarūpaṃ tu muktvā vedaṃ sanātanam
О брахманы, Я воистину воплощён как Веда. Мою подлинную природу не познают те, кто знает лишь смысл иных трактатов; она познаётся только через вечную Веду, а не через её оставление.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It identifies the Supreme (Ishvara) as “Veda-bodied,” implying that His svarūpa is accessed through Vedic revelation and its lived realization, not merely through secondary intellectual systems.
The verse prioritizes Veda-grounded sādhana—discipline aligned with śruti (including mantra, dhyāna, and yogic practice as framed by Vedic authority), rather than relying on non-Vedic or merely speculative approaches.
By grounding God-realization in the eternal Veda (a shared śruti foundation), it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shaiva and Vaishnava yogic-theistic paths converge under Vedic pramāṇa.