Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 109
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
उक्त्वैवमथ योगीन्द्रानब्रवीद् भगवानजः / हिताय सर्वभक्तानां द्विजातीनां द्विजोत्तमाः
uktvaivamatha yogīndrānabravīd bhagavānajaḥ / hitāya sarvabhaktānāṃ dvijātīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ
Nói xong như vậy, Đức Chúa Vô Sinh liền ngỏ lời với các bậc yogin tối thượng, vì lợi ích của mọi người sùng kính—đặc biệt vì điều lành cho hàng lưỡng sinh, hỡi bậc tối thắng trong lưỡng sinh.
Bhagavan Aja (the Unborn Lord; in Ishvara Gita context, Lord Kurma/Vishnu as Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the speaker “Aja” (the Unborn), the verse points to Ishvara as the deathless, unoriginated Reality who instructs yogins and devotees—suggesting the Supreme as beyond birth and change.
The verse frames the teaching as directed to “yogīndras,” indicating an authoritative yogic setting; it signals that the concluding instructions of the Ishvara Gita are meant to support disciplined practice (yoga) together with devotion (bhakti) and dharma.
It uses a neutral, pan-sectarian title—“Bhagavan Aja”—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, where the same Supreme Lord teaches yoga and devotion in a way compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava (Ishvara-bhakti) orientations.