Shloka 47
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
ये चान्ये भावने शुद्धे प्रागुक्ते भवतामिह / अथापि कथितो योगो निर्बोजश्च सबीजकः
ye cānye bhāvane śuddhe prāgukte bhavatāmiha / athāpi kathito yogo nirbojaśca sabījakaḥ
At yaong iba pang dalisay na mga pagsasanay sa pagninilay na naituro na noon dito para sa inyong kapakinabangan—kasama ng mga iyon, ipinaliwanag din ang Yoga: kapwa ang walang binhi (nirbīja) at ang may binhi (sabīja).
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By distinguishing sabīja and nirbīja Yoga, the verse implies a progression from supported meditation (with an object/“seed”) to objectless absorption, where consciousness rests in its own nature—pointing toward realization of the Self beyond mental supports.
It highlights two culminations of yogic practice: sabīja (absorption supported by a focus such as mantra, form, or principle) and nirbīja (seedless, objectless samādhi). It also references earlier “pure contemplations” (śuddha-bhāvanā) as preparatory disciplines.
Though not naming them explicitly, the verse sits within the Kurma Purana’s integrative teaching where Vishnu as Kūrma expounds Yoga using terminology common to Shaiva/Pāśupata and broader Yoga-śāstra, reflecting a shared, non-sectarian path to liberation.