Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
सहस्रशो ऽथ शतशो ये चेश्वरबहिष्कृताः / न ते पश्यन्ति मामेकं योगिनो यतमानसाः
sahasraśo 'tha śataśo ye ceśvarabahiṣkṛtāḥ / na te paśyanti māmekaṃ yogino yatamānasāḥ
Dẫu có đến hàng nghìn hay hàng trăm, những kẻ bị loại khỏi (hoặc quay lưng với) Đấng Tự Tại vẫn không thấy Ta—Đấng Duy Nhất. Chỉ các hành giả yoga, tâm được điều phục và tinh cần, mới thật sự chiêm kiến (Ta).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as “the One” (ekam) who is not grasped by mere numbers or social identity, but realized through inner vision—implying a non-dual, directly knowable Ishvara/Atman accessible via yogic realization.
The key emphasis is yatamānasāḥ—steadily striving with a restrained, disciplined mind. This points to sustained dhyāna (meditation), mental control, and single-pointed devotion/knowledge as the means to “see” Ishvara, aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic soteriology.
By stressing the realization of the single “One Lord” through yoga rather than sectarian identity, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the supreme Ishvara is approached through shared yogic discipline, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion in a non-dual framework.