Shloka 21
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
ईश्वर उवाच अवाच्यमेतद् विज्ञानं ज्ञानमज्ञैर्बहिष्कृतम् / वक्ष्ये तव यथा तत्त्वं यदुक्तं परमर्षिभिः
īśvara uvāca avācyametad vijñānaṃ jñānamajñairbahiṣkṛtam / vakṣye tava yathā tattvaṃ yaduktaṃ paramarṣibhiḥ
ईश्वर उवाच—अवाच्यमेतद् विज्ञानं ज्ञानमज्ञैर्बहिष्कृतम्। वक्ष्ये तव यथा तत्त्वं यदुक्तं परमर्षिभिः॥
Ishvara (the Lord; in Kurma Purana context, Lord Kurma/Vishnu as the divine teacher)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames ultimate truth (tattva) as avācya—beyond ordinary language—known through vijñāna (direct realization) rather than mere conceptual talk, echoing the puranic-yogic view that Atman/Brahman is grasped by inner discernment.
While no single technique is named in this verse, it establishes the yogic principle that true knowledge is experiential (vijñāna). In the Kurma Purana’s teaching style, such realization is typically approached through disciplined sadhana—restraint, contemplation, and guru-taught tattva-vicara aligned with Yoga-shastra.
By presenting Īśvara as the authoritative revealer of the same tattva taught by the highest rishis, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the supreme truth is one, approached through shared yogic and jñāna traditions across Shaiva and Vaishnava lineages.