Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 128
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
अङ्गिरा वेदविदुषे भरद्वाजाय दत्तवान् / जैगीषव्याय कपिलस्तथा पञ्चशिखाय च
aṅgirā vedaviduṣe bharadvājāya dattavān / jaigīṣavyāya kapilastathā pañcaśikhāya ca
انگیرَا نے وید کے جاننے والے بھردواج کو وہ گیان دیا؛ اور کپل نے اسی طرح جَیگیشویہ کو اور پنچشکھ کو بھی عطا کیا۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By emphasizing authoritative transmission through realized sages, the verse implies that knowledge of the Self is not mere theory but a received, lived realization preserved in a disciplined lineage.
The verse foregrounds paramparā (lineage) as the safeguard for Pāśupata-oriented yogic discipline—showing that such practices are to be learned from qualified teachers rather than invented individually.
In the Ishvara Gita setting, Vishnu as Lord Kūrma teaches a tradition that carries Śaiva-Pāśupata terminology and yogic authority—reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where divine wisdom is one, expressed through multiple forms.