Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 53
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मां पश्यन्ति महात्मानः सुप्तं कालं महर्षयः / जनलोके वर्तमानास्तपसा योगचक्षुषा
māṃ paśyanti mahātmānaḥ suptaṃ kālaṃ maharṣayaḥ / janaloke vartamānāstapasā yogacakṣuṣā
大心之圣者、诸大牟尼，于众生沉睡之时得见于我；虽住在人间世，他们以苦行（tapas）与瑜伽之眼而观照。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages (Ishvara-Gita style instruction)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as directly knowable through inner vision: not merely by outer senses, but by yogic perception refined through tapas, even when the ordinary world is “asleep” to spiritual reality.
Tapas (disciplined austerity) and yogacakṣu (the awakened inner eye) are emphasized—pointing to sustained sādhanā that converts ordinary perception into contemplative, God-centered seeing while living in society.
By stressing yogic realization of the one Ishvara through tapas and inner sight, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme is realized as one Lord beyond names, honored in both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.