Shloka 74
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
सर्वकर्माणि संन्यस्य भिक्षाशी निष्परिग्रहः / प्राप्नोति मम सायुज्यं गुह्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
sarvakarmāṇi saṃnyasya bhikṣāśī niṣparigrahaḥ / prāpnoti mama sāyujyaṃ guhyametanmayoditam
सर्वकर्माणि संन्यस्य भिक्षाशी निष्परिग्रहः। प्राप्नोति मम सायुज्यं गुह्यमेतन्मयोदितम्॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents liberation as sāyujya—union with the Lord—attained through inner renunciation and non-possessiveness, implying that the realized self abides in intimate identity/communion with the Supreme reality taught in the Ishvara Gita.
The verse emphasizes the renunciate discipline that supports Yoga: abandoning binding actions (karma-saṃnyāsa), living simply on alms, and cultivating aparigraha (non-grasping). These are practical foundations for Pashupata-oriented detachment and steady contemplation of Ishvara.
By framing moksha as union with Ishvara and teaching renunciation as the “secret,” it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme Ishvara—spoken by Kurma-Vishnu—conveys a Shaiva-leaning ascetic ideal compatible with Pashupata Yoga.