Shloka 140
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
गृहाण विमलामेनां जानकीं वचनान्मम / पश्य नारायणं देवं स्वात्मानं प्रभवाव्ययम्
gṛhāṇa vimalāmenāṃ jānakīṃ vacanānmama / paśya nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ svātmānaṃ prabhavāvyayam
என் சொல்லின்படி இந்தத் தூய்மையான ஜானகியை ஏற்றுக்கொள். நாராயண தேவனைப் பார்—அவனே உன் சொந்த ஆத்மா; எல்லாவற்றின் மூலமும், அழிவற்றவன்.
Lord Narayana (Vishnu) speaking in an Ishvara-Gita style instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Nārāyaṇa not merely as an external deity but as svātmā—one’s own inner Self—who is the causal source (prabhava) and yet imperishable (avyaya), a hallmark of non-dual, yogic theology.
The verse points to darśana (direct seeing/realization): recognizing the Lord as the inner Self. In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-Gita milieu, this aligns with contemplative discrimination and inward absorption where devotion culminates in Self-recognition.
By presenting the Supreme as the imperishable Self beyond change, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sectarian names (Śiva/Nārāyaṇa) converge in the same highest reality realized as Ātman.