Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 2

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

योगाग्निर्दहति क्षिप्रमशेषं पापपञ्जरम् / प्रसन्नं जायते ज्ञानं साक्षान्निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

yogāgnirdahati kṣipramaśeṣaṃ pāpapañjaram / prasannaṃ jāyate jñānaṃ sākṣānnirvāṇasiddhidam

Translation

瑜伽之火迅速焚尽罪业之牢笼。随后，清明安寂的智慧生起——此智慧能直接赐予涅槃成就（解脱圆满）。

Word by Word

• योगाग्निः: the fire of yoga
• योगाग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yogasya agniḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दहति: burns
• दहति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), नपुंसक एकवचन

• अशेषम्: entire, without remainder
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (pāpapañjaram)

• पापपञ्जरम्: the cage/structure of sin
• पापपञ्जरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pañjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (pāpam eva pañjaram), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नम्: clear, serene
• प्रसन्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (jñānam)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly, manifestly)

• निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्: giving the attainment of nirvāṇa
• निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (nirvāṇa-siddhiṃ dadāti iti), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (jñānam)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yoga
• Jnana
• Nirvana

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It implies that when Yoga destroys karmic impurity (“the cage of sin”), lucid jñāna arises; such direct knowledge culminates in nirvāṇa—classically understood as realization of the Self beyond bondage.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds Yoga as a purifying discipline (yogāgni). In the Ishvara Gita’s Pāśupata-oriented frame, this points to sustained practice—restraint, concentration, and devotion to Īśvara—leading to the arising of clear knowledge.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By presenting Yoga and liberating knowledge as Īśvara’s teaching (spoken here by Lord Kūrma), it aligns with the Purāṇa’s synthetic approach: liberation comes through Īśvara-centered Yoga revered across both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava streams.