Shloka 47
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
अंशान्तरेण भूम्यां त्वं तत्र तिष्ठ सुनिर्दृतः / वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे ऽतिते कार्यार्थं मां प्रवेक्ष्यसि
aṃśāntareṇa bhūmyāṃ tvaṃ tatra tiṣṭha sunirdṛtaḥ / vaivasvate 'ntare 'tite kāryārthaṃ māṃ pravekṣyasi
भूम्यां त्वं अंशान्तरेण तत्र तिष्ठ सुनिर्दृढः। वैवस्वतेऽन्तरेऽतिते कार्यार्थं मां प्रवेक्ष्यसि॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing a devotee/agent within the narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Lord as the final refuge into whom one “enters,” implying liberation as communion/identity with the Supreme—an idea compatible with Purāṇic bhakti and non-dual (advaya) realization.
The verse emphasizes steadfast resolve (sunirdṛta) and disciplined waiting aligned with cosmic order (Manvantara). In Kurma Purana’s yoga ethos, such determination supports sustained sādhana—restraint, devotion, and inward orientation toward the Lord as the final goal.
Though Vishnu speaks as Kurma, the teaching—entry into the Supreme as the end of all works—matches the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where the highest reality is one and approached through convergent paths of devotion and yoga.