Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 127
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
सनन्दनो ऽपि योगीन्द्रः पुलहाय महर्षये / प्रददौ गौतमायाथ पुलहो ऽपि प्रजापतिः
sanandano 'pi yogīndraḥ pulahāya maharṣaye / pradadau gautamāyātha pulaho 'pi prajāpatiḥ
یوگیوں کے سردار سنندن نے بھی وہی گیان مہارشی پُلَہ کو دیا؛ پھر پرجاپتی پُلَہ نے اسے گوتم کو عطا کیا۔
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) narrating the Ishvara Gita lineage of instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames Self-knowledge as a received and preserved realization—handed down through a disciplined guru–disciple lineage—rather than mere speculation.
The verse emphasizes paramparā (authorized transmission) as the safeguard of yogic discipline; it points to a tradition in which Pāśupata-oriented yoga instructions are passed from realized sages to qualified recipients.
By placing the Ishvara Gita’s yoga teaching within Lord Kūrma’s narration yet rooted in a sage-lineage associated with Pāśupata currents, it reflects the Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava approach: one spiritual truth conveyed through multiple venerable streams.