Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
इत्याकर्ण्य स राजर्षिस्तान् प्रणम्यातिहृष्टधीः / विसर्जयित्वा संपूज्य त्रिधन्वानमथाब्रवीत्
ityākarṇya sa rājarṣistān praṇamyātihṛṣṭadhīḥ / visarjayitvā saṃpūjya tridhanvānamathābravīt
فلما سمع ذلك، انحنى الحكيمُ الملكيّ—وقد غمر الفرحُ قلبَه—وسجد لأولئك الرِّشيّين. ثم استأذنهم مودِّعًا بإجلال، وكرَّم تْرِدهانفان تكريمًا لائقًا، ثم تكلّم.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the royal sage’s actions before speaking)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames the proper adhikāra (readiness) for higher teaching—humility, reverence, and purified joy after hearing dharma—through which knowledge of Atman is traditionally received.
Not a technical yoga instruction, but a foundational limb: śravaṇa (attentive hearing), followed by praṇāma and pūjā—disciplines that steady the mind and align the seeker with guru and śāstra, supporting later Pāśupata-yoga style practice.
It reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by emphasizing reverential conduct and worshipful honoring of revered figures; the text’s broader arc commonly treats devotion and dharma as shared ground where sectarian boundaries soften.