Shloka 33
Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते कामा ये ऽस्य हृदि स्थिताः / तदासावमृतीभूतः क्षेमं गच्छति पण्डितः
yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye 'sya hṛdi sthitāḥ / tadāsāvamṛtībhūtaḥ kṣemaṃ gacchati paṇḍitaḥ
यदा हृदि स्थिताः सर्वे कामाः सम्यक् प्रमुच्यन्ते, तदा पण्डितः अमृतीभूतो भूत्वा परमक्षेमं गच्छति।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita to Indradyumna and the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It implies that immortality (amṛtatva) is realized when heart-bound desires fall away, revealing the stable Self beyond birth and death.
The verse points to vairāgya (dispassion) as a core limb of Yoga: releasing inner cravings supports steadiness of mind, enabling contemplation and Self-abidance taught in the Ishvara Gita.
By framing liberation as desire-transcendence and kṣema in the Supreme, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava soteriology: the same highest reality is reached through disciplined Yoga and inner renunciation.