Shloka 21
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
तस्माद् ध्यानरतो नित्यमात्मविद्यापरायणः / ज्ञानं समभ्यसेद् ब्राह्मं येन मुच्येत बन्धनात्
tasmād dhyānarato nityamātmavidyāparāyaṇaḥ / jñānaṃ samabhyased brāhmaṃ yena mucyeta bandhanāt
ஆகையால் எப்போதும் தியானத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு, ஆத்மவித்தையில் உறுதியாக இருந்து, பிராஹ்ம ஞானத்தை இடையறாது பயில வேண்டும்—அதனால் பந்தத்திலிருந்து விடுதலை கிடைக்கும்।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the seeker in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of Yoga and Jñāna
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to Ātma-vidyā (knowledge of the Self) culminating in brāhma-jñāna—realization of Brahman—as the liberating insight that breaks bondage.
It emphasizes steady dhyāna (meditative absorption) coupled with repeated cultivation (abhyāsa) of Brahman-knowledge, presenting meditation as the discipline that matures into liberating jñāna.
Though not naming them directly, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion to meditative yoga and Brahman-realization is taught by Lord Kūrma in a way compatible with Shaiva (Pāśupata-leaning) and Vaishnava frameworks, converging in non-dual liberation.