Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 144
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
सनकाद् भगवान् साक्षाद् देवलो योगवित्तमः / अवाप्तवान् पञ्चशिखो देवलादिदमुत्तमम्
sanakād bhagavān sākṣād devalo yogavittamaḥ / avāptavān pañcaśikho devalādidamuttamam
سَنَک سے بھگوان کے مانند، یوگ کے سب سے بڑے جاننے والے دیول نے یہ برتر اُپدیش پایا؛ اور دیول سے پنچشِکھ نے یہ اعلیٰ تعلیم حاصل کی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the lineage of instruction within the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: by stressing an authoritative lineage of Yoga-knowledge, the verse implies that realization of the Self is not mere speculation but a transmitted, experientially grounded teaching preserved through accomplished sages.
The verse does not list techniques; it highlights the paramparā principle—Yoga as a disciplined tradition received from realized teachers (Sanaka → Devala → Pañcaśikha), a key Kurma Purana emphasis for authentic practice.
It supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach by presenting Yoga as a shared, supra-sectarian wisdom transmitted through sages—compatible with both Shaiva (e.g., Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava frames of liberation.