Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava
स तस्या वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा दुः खितमानसः / बाढमित्यब्रवीद् वाक्यं तथा रामो ऽपि धर्मवित्
sa tasyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā duḥ khitamānasaḥ / bāḍhamityabravīd vākyaṃ tathā rāmo 'pi dharmavit
তাঁহার বাক্য শুনিয়া রাজা শোকে ভারাক্রান্তচিত্ত হইল; বলিল—“তথাস্তु।” তদ্রূপ ধর্মজ্ঞ শ্রী রামও সম্মতি প্রদান করিলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the king’s and Rāma’s response)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and ethical rather than metaphysical: it highlights dharmic assent amid sorrow, a practical ground on which later teachings about self-mastery and inner steadiness (ātma-niyama) can be understood.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this line; however, the king’s restrained acceptance and Rāma’s dharma-guided assent exemplify the yogic disposition of self-control (saṃyama) and equanimity that supports later Kurma Purana discussions of disciplined practice.
This verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis indirectly by foregrounding dharma as the shared standard of righteous action upheld across Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks.