Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 107
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
व्यास उवाच इत्येतदुक्त्वा भगवानात्मयोगमनुत्तमम् / व्याजहार समासीनं नारायणमनामयम्
vyāsa uvāca ityetaduktvā bhagavānātmayogamanuttamam / vyājahāra samāsīnaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam
வியாசர் கூறினார்—இவ்வாறு உன்னதமான ஆத்மயோகத்தை உரைத்த பின், பகவான் அங்கே அமைதியுடன் அமர்ந்திருந்த, நோயற்ற நாராயணனை நோக்கி உரையாடினார்।
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the teaching as “ātma-yoga,” the supreme discipline centered on realizing the Self beyond affliction—implying inner freedom (anāmayatva) as the mark of Self-knowledge.
The verse signals the culmination of “ātma-yoga” and emphasizes composed seatedness (samāsīna), pointing to meditative stability and contemplative absorption central to the Ishvara Gita’s yoga-instruction.
By presenting the supreme yogic teaching within the Ishvara Gita context—famous for Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis—it supports a non-sectarian vision where the highest truth is approached through shared yogic realization rather than rivalry.