Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 142
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
श्रुत्वा सत्यवतीसूनुः कर्मयोगं सनातनम् / मुनीनां भाषितं कृष्णः प्रोवाच सुसमाहितः
śrutvā satyavatīsūnuḥ karmayogaṃ sanātanam / munīnāṃ bhāṣitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca susamāhitaḥ
ครั้นสดับกรรมโยคอันเป็นนิรันดร์ที่เหล่ามุนีกล่าวแล้ว กฤษณะโอรสแห่งสัตยวตี จึงเปล่งวาจาด้วยจิตตั้งมั่นอย่างยิ่ง
Narrator framing the discourse (introducing Vyāsa’s composed proclamation after hearing the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it foregrounds Karma‑Yoga as a “sanātana” (perennial) discipline received from realized sages—implying that steady, collected practice is a traditional means for inner purification that prepares one for Self-knowledge.
Karma‑Yoga practiced with “su-samāhita” (deep mental composure): action guided by dharma, performed with concentration and inner steadiness—an essential Purāṇic yoga-shāstra emphasis that supports later contemplative realization.
By presenting an authoritative, sage-transmitted Yoga teaching within the Ishvara Gita framework, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the same eternal yoga-dharma is upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams as a unified path to Ishvara.