Shloka 16
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
भक्तियोगसमायुक्तानीश्वरार्पितमानसान् / प्राणायामादिषु रतान् दूरात् परिहरामलान्
bhaktiyogasamāyuktānīśvarārpitamānasān / prāṇāyāmādiṣu ratān dūrāt pariharāmalān
பக்தியோகத்தில் இணைந்தோர், மனத்தை ஈசுவரனுக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தோர், பிராணாயாமம் முதலிய சாதனைகளில் மகிழ்வோர்—அத்தகைய தூயவர்களையும் தொலைவில் விலக்கு।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna within the Ishvara Gita framework (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By emphasizing a mind “offered to Īśvara,” the verse points to inner purification and God-centered consciousness as the practical doorway to realizing the Self’s stainless nature.
It explicitly mentions prāṇāyāma and implies allied yogic disciplines (“ādiṣu”), presenting devotion (bhakti-yoga) together with yogic regulation as complementary means of purification.
Using the inclusive term Īśvara and pairing bhakti with yogic discipline reflects the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita tone: a synthetic, non-sectarian path where devotion to the Supreme Lord harmonizes with Shaiva-leaning yogic praxis.