Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa
आदित्यवर्णो भुवनस्य गोप्ता नारायणः पुरुषो योगमूर्तिः / मां पश्यन्ति यतयो योगनिष्ठा ज्ञात्वात्मानममृतत्वं व्रजन्ति
ādityavarṇo bhuvanasya goptā nārāyaṇaḥ puruṣo yogamūrtiḥ / māṃ paśyanti yatayo yoganiṣṭhā jñātvātmānamamṛtatvaṃ vrajanti
Nārāyaṇa—Puruṣa rực sáng như mặt trời, Đấng hộ trì các thế giới, có chính thân tướng là Yoga—ấy chính là Ta: các bậc khổ hạnh an trú trong Yoga chiêm kiến Ta. Khi đã chứng ngộ Chân Ngã, họ đạt đến bất tử.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Nārāyaṇa), teaching in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches that immortality is attained by direct realization of the Ātman; seeing Nārāyaṇa through Yoga and knowing the Self are presented as convergent liberating insights.
The verse emphasizes yoga-niṣṭhā—steady abidance in Yoga leading to direct vision (darśana) of the Lord, culminating in ātma-jñāna (Self-realization) and amṛtatva (deathlessness), aligning with the Ishvara Gita’s yogic discipline and contemplative knowledge.
By presenting the Supreme as the yogamūrti (embodiment of Yoga) who grants liberation through Self-knowledge, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing theology where yogic liberation-teachings resonate with both Shaiva (Pāśupata-yogic) and Vaishnava (Nārāyaṇa-centered) frameworks.