Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
सूत उवाच व्याहृता हरिणा त्वेवं नारादाद्या महर्षयः / शक्रेण सहिताः सर्वे पप्रच्छुर्गरुडध्वजम्
sūta uvāca vyāhṛtā hariṇā tvevaṃ nārādādyā maharṣayaḥ / śakreṇa sahitāḥ sarve papracchurgaruḍadhvajam
Sūta dit : Lorsque Hari eut ainsi parlé, les grands sages, à commencer par Nārada—avec Śakra (Indra)—interrogèrent tous Garuḍadhvaja, le Seigneur dont l’étendard porte Garuḍa.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents Hari (the Supreme Lord) as the authoritative source of teaching, with sages and Indra approaching him for clarification—setting the stage for later doctrinal exposition about the Self and the Supreme.
No specific practice is described in this verse; it establishes the inquiry-setting in which disciplines such as dhyāna, yoga, and dharma are typically taught in the Kurma Purana’s instructional sections.
By foregrounding Hari as the teacher questioned by sages, it supports the Purana’s broader method of presenting unified divine instruction—where later teachings often harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives rather than opposing them.