Shloka 19
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
अपश्यंस्ते महायोगमृषिं धर्मसुतं शुचिम् / नारायणमनाद्यन्तं नरेण सहितं तदा
apaśyaṃste mahāyogamṛṣiṃ dharmasutaṃ śucim / nārāyaṇamanādyantaṃ nareṇa sahitaṃ tadā
ثم أبصروا الحكيم اليوغي العظيم، الابن الطاهر للدارما—نارايانا الذي لا بدء له ولا نهاية—ومعه نارا.
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By describing Nārāyaṇa as “beginningless and endless” (anādyanta), the verse points to the Supreme as beyond time and origin—an eternal reality that underlies and transcends finite beings.
The verse highlights the ideal of the “mahāyogin” ṛṣi—one established in purity (śuci) and dharma—implying yoga as disciplined realization rather than mere technique, a theme that later supports the Kurma Purana’s yogic and dharma-centered instructions (including Pāśupata-oriented spirituality).
While explicitly naming Nārāyaṇa, the verse frames supreme divinity through yogic mastery and dharmic purity—shared markers used across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions in the Kurma Purana to support a synthesizing, non-sectarian vision of the highest reality.