Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
The True Liṅga as Formless Brahman — Self-Luminous Īśa and the Yoga of Liberation
इत्येतदुक्तं परमं रहस्यं ज्ञानामृतं सर्ववेदेषु गूढम् / जानाति योगी विजने ऽथ देशे युञ्जीत योगं प्रयतो ह्यजस्रम्
ityetaduktaṃ paramaṃ rahasyaṃ jñānāmṛtaṃ sarvavedeṣu gūḍham / jānāti yogī vijane 'tha deśe yuñjīta yogaṃ prayato hyajasram
Ganito ipinahayag ang kataas-taasang lihim—ang amrita ng kaalamang nagpapalaya, na nakatago sa lahat ng Veda. Natatanto ito ng yogi sa isang liblib na pook; kaya, sa masinop na pagsisikap, dapat isagawa ang Yoga nang tuluy-tuloy at walang patid.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents liberating wisdom as “jñānāmṛta”—the immortal nectar—implying that the highest reality is realized through direct knowledge, though it is subtly hidden across the Vedas and grasped through yogic realization rather than mere study.
It emphasizes sustained, uninterrupted practice (ajasram) undertaken with discipline (prayataḥ) in a solitary, quiet place (vijane deśe), aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic method where steady meditation ripens into jñāna.
While Shiva is not named in this specific verse, the Ishvara Gita framework in the Kurma Purana commonly integrates Shaiva yogic discipline with Vaishnava revelation: the same supreme truth is said to be hidden in the Vedas and realized through Yoga, reflecting the text’s synthetic, non-sectarian approach.