Shloka 25
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
योगिनामथ सर्वेषां ज्ञानविन्यस्तचेतसाम् / आत्यन्तिकं चैव लयं विदधातीह शङ्करः
yogināmatha sarveṣāṃ jñānavinyastacetasām / ātyantikaṃ caiva layaṃ vidadhātīha śaṅkaraḥ
మోక్షదాయక జ్ఞానంలో చిత్తం స్థిరమైన సమస్త యోగులకు, శంకరుడు ఇక్కడ ఆత్యంతికమైన పరమ లయాన్ని—పరమంలో సంపూర్ణ లీనతను—ప్రదానం చేస్తాడు.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in a Śaiva-leaning synthesis, presenting Śaṅkara as the bestower of mokṣa for knowledge-grounded yogins
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By describing “ātyantika laya” for minds grounded in jñāna, the verse points to liberation as complete absorption beyond separative identity—where the yogin’s individuality resolves into the Supreme reality realized through knowledge.
The emphasis is on jñāna-centered yoga: stabilizing the citta (mind) in liberating discernment (jñāna) so that, through Śiva’s grace, the practitioner attains final absorption (laya), the culmination of disciplined meditation and insight.
Even when spoken within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, liberation is attributed to Śaṅkara’s bestowal, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva functions as the direct giver of mokṣa within a shared Īśvara-centered theology.