Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 28
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
नाहं प्रेरयिता विप्राः परमं योगमाश्रितः / प्रेरयामि जगत्कृत्स्नमेतद्यो वेद सो ऽमृतः
nāhaṃ prerayitā viprāḥ paramaṃ yogamāśritaḥ / prerayāmi jagatkṛtsnametadyo veda so 'mṛtaḥ
Hỡi các bậc hiền triết Bà-la-môn, an trụ trong Yoga tối thượng, Ta không phải kẻ bị thúc ép làm tác nhân; trái lại, chính Ta thúc đẩy toàn thể vũ trụ này. Ai thật sự biết điều ấy thì trở nên bất tử.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as transcendent and yogically established, not a conditioned doer, yet functioning as the inner impeller of the cosmos; realizing this Lord-principle leads to immortality (amṛtatva).
The verse emphasizes parama-yoga—abidance in the highest contemplative state where agency is purified; from that standpoint the Lord is known as the inner director (antaryāmin), a key contemplative insight aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shastra orientation.
By stressing one Supreme reality that transcends ordinary doership yet governs all, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same highest Lord is taught across Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms as the inner ruler and source of liberation.