Shloka 54
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तमब्रवीन्महाबाहुः कृष्णो ब्रह्मविदां वरः / शृण्वतामेव पुत्राणां सर्वेषां प्रहसन्निव
tamabravīnmahābāhuḥ kṛṣṇo brahmavidāṃ varaḥ / śṛṇvatāmeva putrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ prahasanniva
Darauf sprach der mächtigarme Kṛṣṇa, der Vorzüglichste unter den Brahman-Kennern, zu ihm, während all seine Söhne zuhörten, gleichsam lächelnd.
Sūta (narrator) describing Kṛṣṇa speaking
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames Kṛṣṇa as a “knower of Brahman,” signaling that the forthcoming instruction concerns Brahman/Ātman-realization rather than merely ritual or worldly counsel.
No specific practice is stated in this verse; it sets the pedagogical scene—teacher speaking, attentive listeners—which is the Purāṇic prelude to yogic and brahmavidyā-oriented instruction (śravaṇa as the first step toward inner discipline).
Not explicitly in this line; however, by emphasizing Brahmavidyā (supreme knowledge), the text aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian tendency where ultimate truth transcends sectarian labels, supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in adjacent teachings.