Shloka 26
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
भूर्लोके नैव संलग्नमन्तरिक्षे ममालयम् / अयुक्तास्तन्न पश्यन्ति युक्ताः पश्यन्ति चेतसा
bhūrloke naiva saṃlagnamantarikṣe mamālayam / ayuktāstanna paśyanti yuktāḥ paśyanti cetasā
भूर्लोके नैव संलग्नमन्तरिक्षे ममालयम्। अयुक्तास्तन्न पश्यन्ति युक्ताः पश्यन्ति चेतसा॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Teacher)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies the Supreme is not a gross, earth-bound object; the Lord’s reality is subtle and is known through purified consciousness—seen inwardly by yogic insight rather than ordinary sense-perception.
The verse stresses being "yukta"—disciplined and integrated in Yoga—so that the mind (cetas) becomes a valid instrument of knowledge, enabling dhyāna-based perception of the Lord’s transcendent abode.
By emphasizing yogic realization of the one supreme abode beyond gross realms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian difference yields to direct spiritual perception of the single highest reality (Ishvara) revered in both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.