Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga
नापुत्रशिष्ययोगिभ्यो दातव्यं ब्रह्मवादिभिः / मदुक्तमेतद् विज्ञानं सांख्ययोगसमाश्रयम्
nāputraśiṣyayogibhyo dātavyaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ / maduktametad vijñānaṃ sāṃkhyayogasamāśrayam
బ్రహ్మోపదేశకులు ఈ జ్ఞానాన్ని కుమారుడు కానివారికి, శిష్యుడు కానివారికి, అర్హయోగి కానివారికి ఇవ్వకూడదు. నేను చెప్పిన ఈ విజ్ఞానం సాంఖ్య-యోగాశ్రితం।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It frames liberating realization as vijñāna grounded in Sāṃkhya-Yoga—i.e., a discriminative insight cultivated through disciplined practice—implying that knowledge of the Self is transformative and must be responsibly transmitted.
The verse points to Yoga as the practical support (samāśraya) for realized knowledge, indicating that meditative discipline and inner qualification are prerequisites for receiving and stabilizing this teaching.
While not naming Shiva directly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the Lord (Kūrma/Vishnu) authorizes a Sāṃkhya-Yoga path commonly shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, emphasizing disciplined realization over sectarian boundaries.