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Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.2

2.2.1

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ
īśvara uvāca
avācyametad vijñānamātmaguhyaṃ sanātanam /
yanna devā vijānanti yatanto 'pi dvijātayaḥ

2.2.2

idaṃ jñānaṃ samāśritya brahmabhūtā dvijottamāḥ /
na saṃsāraṃ prapadyante pūrve 'pi brahmavādinaḥ

2.2.3

guhyād guhyatamaṃ sākṣād gopanīyaṃ prayatnataḥ /
vakṣye bhaktimatāmadya yuṣmākaṃ brahmavādinām

2.2.4

ātmāyaḥ kevalaḥ svasthaḥ śāntaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sanātanaḥ /
asti sarvāntaraḥ sākṣāccinmātrastamasaḥ paraḥ

2.2.5

so 'ntaryāmī sa puruṣaḥ sa prāṇaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ /
sa kālo 'gnistadavyaktaṃ sa evedamiti śrutiḥ

2.2.6

asmād vijāyate viśvamatraiva pravilīyate /
sa māyī māyayā baddhaḥ karoti vividhāstanūḥ

2.2.7

na cāpyayaṃ saṃsarati na ca saṃsārayet prabhuḥ /
nāyaṃ pṛthvī na salilaṃ na tejaḥ pavano nabhaḥ

2.2.8

na prāṇe na mano 'vyaktaṃ na śabdaḥ sparśa eva ca /
na rūparasagandhāśca nāhaṃ kartā na vāgapi

2.2.9

na pāṇipādau no pāyurna copasthaṃ dvijottamāḥ /
na kartā na ca bhoktā vā na ca prakṛtipūruṣau /
na māyā naiva ca prāścaitanyaṃ paramārthataḥ

2.2.10

yathā prakāśatamasoḥ sambandho nopapadyate /
tadvadaikyaṃ na saṃbandhaḥ prapañcaparamātmanoḥ

2.2.11

chāyātapau yathā loke parasparavilakṣaṇau /
tadvat prapañcapuruṣau vibhinnau paramārthataḥ

2.2.12

yadyātmā malino 'svastho vikārī syāt svabhāvataḥ /
nahi tasya bhavenmuktirjanmāntaraśatairapi

2.2.13

paśyanti munayo yuktāḥ svātmānaṃ paramārthataḥ /
vikārahīnaṃ nirduḥ khamānandātmānamavyayam

2.2.14

ahaṃ kartā sukhī duḥ khī kṛśaḥ sthūleti yā matiḥ /
sā cāhaṅkārakartṛtvādātmanyāropyate janaiḥ

2.2.15

vadanti vedavidvāṃsaḥ sākṣiṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param /
bhoktāramakṣaraṃ śuddhaṃ sarvatra samavasthitam

2.2.16

tasmādajñānamūlo hi saṃsāraḥ sarvadehinām /
ajñānādanyathā jñānaṃ tacca prakṛtisaṃgatam

2.2.17

nityoditaḥ svayaṃ jyotiḥ sarvagaḥ puruṣaḥ paraḥ /
ahaṅkārāvivekena kartāhamiti manyate

2.2.18

paśyanti ṛṣayo 'vyaktaṃ nityaṃ sadasadātmakam /
pradhānaṃ prakṛtiṃ buddhvā kāraṇaṃ brahmavādinaḥ

2.2.19

tenāyaṃ saṃgato hyātmā kūṭastho 'pi nirañjanaḥ /
svātmānamakṣaraṃ brahma nāvabuddhyeta tattvataḥ

2.2.20

anātmanyātmavijñānaṃ tasmād duḥ khaṃ tathetaram /
ragadveṣādayo doṣāḥ sarve bhrāntinibandhanāḥ

2.2.21

karmaṇyasya bhaved doṣaḥ puṇyāpuṇyamiti sthitiḥ /
tadvaśādeva sarveṣāṃ sarvadehasamudbhavaḥ

2.2.22

nityaḥ sarvatrago hyātmā kūṭastho doṣavarjitaḥ /
ekaḥ sa bhidyate śaktyā māyayā na svabhāvataḥ

2.2.23

tasmādadvaitamevāhurmunayaḥ paramārthataḥ /
bhedo vyaktasvabhāvena sā ca māyātmasaṃśrayā

2.2.24

yathā hi dhūmasaṃparkānnākāśo malino bhavet /
antaḥ karaṇajairbhāvairātmā tadvanna lipyate

2.2.25

yathā svaprabhayā bhāti kevalaḥ sphaṭiko 'malaḥ /
upādhihīno vimalastathaivātmā prakāśate

2.2.26

jñānasvūpamevāhurjagadetad vicakṣaṇāḥ /
arthasvarūpamevājñāḥ paśyantyanye kudṛṣṭayaḥ

2.2.27

kūṭastho nirguṇo vyāpī caitanyātmā svabhāvataḥ /
dṛśyate hyartharūpeṇa puruṣairbhrāntidṛṣṭibhiḥ

2.2.28

yathā saṃlakṣyate raktaḥ kevalaḥ sphaṭiko janaiḥ /
raktikādyupadhānena tadvat paramapūruṣaḥ

2.2.29

tasmādātmākṣaraḥ śuddho nityaḥ sarvagato 'vyayaḥ /
upāsitavyo mantavyaḥ śrotavyaśca mumukṣubhiḥ

2.2.30

yadā manasi caitanyaṃ bhāti sarvatragaṃ sadā /
yogino 'vyavadhānena tadā saṃpadyate svayam

2.2.31

yadā sarvāṇi būtāni svātmanyevābhipaśyati /
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ brahma saṃpadyate tadā

2.2.32

yadā sarvāṇi bhūtāni samādhistho na paśyati /
ekībhūtaḥ pareṇāsau tadā bhavati kevalaḥ

2.2.33

yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye 'sya hṛdi sthitāḥ /
tadāsāvamṛtībhūtaḥ kṣemaṃ gacchati paṇḍitaḥ

2.2.34

yadā bhūtapṛthagbhāvamekasthamanupaśyati /
tata eva ca vistāraṃ brahma saṃpadyate tadā

2.2.35

yadā paśyati cātmānaṃ kevalaṃ paramārthataḥ /
māyāmātraṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ tadā bhavati nirvṛtaḥ

2.2.36

yadā janmajarāduḥ khavyādhīnāmekabheṣajam /
kevalaṃ brahmavijñānaṃ jāyate 'sau tadā śivaḥ

2.2.37

yathā nadīnadā loke sāgareṇaikatāṃ yayuḥ /
tadvadātmākṣareṇāsau niṣkalenaikatāṃ vrajet

2.2.38

tasmād vijñānamevāsti na prapañco na saṃsṛtiḥ /
ajñānenāvṛtaṃ loko vijñānaṃ tena muhyati

2.2.39

tajjñānaṃ nirmalaṃ sūkṣmaṃ nirvikalpaṃ yadavyayam /
ajñānamitarat sarvaṃ vijñānamiti me matam

2.2.40

etad vaḥ paramaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ bhāṣitaṃ jñānamuttamam /
sarvavedāntasāraṃ hi yogastatraikacittatā

2.2.41

yogāt saṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate /
yogajñānābhiyuktasya nāvāpyaṃ vidyate kvacit

2.2.42

yadeva yogino yānti sāṃkhyaistadadhigamyate /
ekaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa tattvavit

2.2.43

anye ca yogino viprā aiśvaryāsaktacetasaḥ /
majjanti tatra tatraiva na tvātmaiṣāmiti śrutiḥ

2.2.44

yattat sarvagataṃ divyamaiśvaryamacalaṃ mahat /
jñānayogābhiyuktastu dehānte tadavāpnuyāt

2.2.45

eṣa ātmāhamavyakto māyāvī parameśvaraḥ /
kīrtitaḥ sarvavedeṣu sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ

2.2.46

sarvakāmaḥ sarvarasaḥ sarvagandho 'jaro 'maraḥ /
sarvataḥ pāṇipādo 'hamantaryāmī sanātanaḥ

2.2.47

apāṇipādo javano grahītā hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ /
acakṣurapi paśyāmi tathākarṇaḥ śṛṇomyaham

2.2.48

vedāhaṃ sarvamevedaṃ na māṃ jānāti kaścana /
prāhurmahāntaṃ puruṣaṃ māmekaṃ tattvadarśinaḥ

2.2.49

paśyanti ṛṣayo hetumātmanaḥ sūkṣmadarśinaḥ /
nirguṇāmalarūpasya yattadaiśvaryamuttamam

2.2.50

yanna devā vijānanti mohitā mama māyayā /
vakṣye samāhitā yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ brahmavādinaḥ

2.2.51

nāhaṃ praśāstā sarvasya māyātītaḥ svabhāvataḥ /
prerayāmi tathāpīdaṃ kāraṇaṃ sūrayo viduḥ

2.2.52

yanme guhyatamaṃ dehaṃ sarvagaṃ tattvadarśinaḥ /
praviṣṭā mama sāyujyaṃ labhante yogino 'vyayam

2.2.53

teṣāṃ hi vaśamāpannā māyā me viśvarūpiṇī /
labhante paramāṃ śuddhiṃ nirvāṇaṃ te mayā saha

2.2.54

na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi /
prasādānmama yogīndrā etad vedānuśāsanam

2.2.55

nāputraśiṣyayogibhyo dātavyaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ /
maduktametad vijñānaṃ sāṃkhyayogasamāśrayam

Original text: Kūrmapurāṇa · Data entry members of the Sansknet Project · GRETIL (Göttingen) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0