Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 110
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
भवन्तो ऽपि हि मज्ज्ञानं शिष्याणां विधिपूर्वकम् / उपदेक्ष्यन्ति भक्तानां सर्वेषां वचनान्मम
bhavanto 'pi hi majjñānaṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ vidhipūrvakam / upadekṣyanti bhaktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ vacanānmama
你们亦当依正法与仪轨，将我的智慧传授给你们的弟子——确实，亦当依我之命令，施与一切虔敬者。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) — as Ishvara teaching the sages in the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents divine knowledge (mat-jñāna) as originating from Ishvara and meant to be transmitted through a disciplined lineage, implying that realization of the Self is approached through revealed instruction rather than mere opinion.
The verse emphasizes vidhi-pūrvaka transmission—teaching according to prescribed method—echoing the Kurma Purana’s Yogic discipline where practice and doctrine are received through proper instruction, initiation, and regulated sadhana rather than improvisation.
By speaking as Ishvara and authorizing a disciplined teaching tradition, the verse supports the Purana’s integrative stance: the Supreme Lord’s one teaching can be conveyed across devotional communities, aligning Shaiva-Pashupata discipline with Vaishnava devotion in a unified dharmic framework.