Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
उवाच परमप्रीतः कस्माद् देशान्महामुने / इदानीं गच्छसि क्षिप्रं कं वा देशं प्रति प्रभो
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kasmād deśānmahāmune / idānīṃ gacchasi kṣipraṃ kaṃ vā deśaṃ prati prabho
Voller Freude sprach er: «O großer Muni, aus welchem Land bist du gekommen? Und nun, warum gehst du so eilends fort—welchem Land wendest du dich zu, o Ehrwürdiger?»
A delighted interlocutor (contextually a royal or revered questioner addressing a visiting sage)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is narrative and does not directly define Ātman; it sets a respectful teacher–seeker tone that, in the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, becomes the basis for receiving higher instruction.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as a transitional inquiry often preceding instruction, where later sections may unfold dharma, tīrtha, and yoga-oriented teachings.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the courteous address to a sage reflects the Purana’s broader method—approaching truth through reverence to realized teachers, a shared Shaiva–Vaishnava value.