Shloka 16
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
सनत्कुमारः सनकस्तथैव च सनन्दनः / अङ्गिरा रुद्रसहितो भृगुः परमधर्मवित्
sanatkumāraḥ sanakastathaiva ca sanandanaḥ / aṅgirā rudrasahito bhṛguḥ paramadharmavit
كان سَنَتْكُمارا وسَنَكا وكذلك سَنَنْدَنا؛ وأَنْغِيرَس مع رُدْرَا؛ وبْهْرِغُو—العالِم بأعلى الدَّرْمَا—حاضرين.
Suta (narrator) describing the sages present in the assembly
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting sages known for Brahma-vidyā and “parama-dharma,” it frames the teaching-context where realization of the Supreme Self is approached through highest Dharma and disciplined knowledge.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it establishes the authoritative rishi-sabha that later supports disciplines such as Pāśupata-oriented worship, meditation, and dharma-based self-restraint in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching arc.
By placing Rudra within the same sacred assembly of seers that transmits Purāṇic wisdom, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance—honoring Rudra (Śiva) within a Vaishnava narrative framework without sectarian opposition.