Shloka 81
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यान्नित्यतृप्तो महामुनिः / सम्यग् दर्शनसंपन्नः स योगी भिक्षुरुच्यते
yastvātmaratireva syānnityatṛpto mahāmuniḥ / samyag darśanasaṃpannaḥ sa yogī bhikṣurucyate
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यान्नित्यतृप्तो महामुनिः। सम्यग्दर्शनसंपन्नः स योगी भिक्षुरुच्यते॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing Indradyumna and the assembled sages on dharma and yoga
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that realization is marked by ātmārati—resting in the Self as one’s direct fulfillment—so satisfaction no longer depends on external objects but on inner Self-knowledge supported by right vision (samyag-darśana).
The verse highlights the fruit of yogic discipline: inward absorption (ātma-rati), steady contentment (nitya-tṛpti), and correct insight (samyag-darśana). In Kurma Purana’s yoga-dharma frame, these are the practical signs of meditation matured into stable realization rather than mere external asceticism.
By defining the true yogin through right vision and Self-abidance—values shared across Śaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava mokṣa teachings—the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s harmonizing, non-sectarian approach where liberation rests on realized truth rather than sectarian identity.