Shloka 34
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
अथाब्रवीद् राजपुत्रः प्रहसन् वै जयध्वजः / स्वधर्मो मुक्तये पन्था नान्यो मुनिभिरष्यते
athābravīd rājaputraḥ prahasan vai jayadhvajaḥ / svadharmo muktaye panthā nānyo munibhiraṣyate
Then the prince Jayadhvaja, smiling, said: “Svadharma—one’s own prescribed duty—is the path to liberation; no other way is approved by the sages.”
Jayadhvaja (the prince)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that realization of the Self is approached through purification and steadiness gained by svadharma; sages endorse disciplined right action as the practical doorway that prepares one for liberating knowledge.
The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in a Purāṇic frame: performing one’s ordained duties without deviation as a yogic discipline that stabilizes the mind and supports later contemplative practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma tradition.
Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: liberation is not presented as sectarian but as grounded in universally accepted dharma, a foundation compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaiṣṇava devotional-yogic paths.