Shloka 2
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
भूतैर्भव्यैर्भविष्यद्भिश्चरितैरुपबृंहितम् / पुराणं पुण्यदं नृणां मोक्षधर्मानुकीर्तनम्
bhūtairbhavyairbhaviṣyadbhiścaritairupabṛṃhitam / purāṇaṃ puṇyadaṃ nṛṇāṃ mokṣadharmānukīrtanam
Un Purāṇa est un recueil sacré, enrichi de récits du passé, du présent et de l’avenir ; il confère du mérite aux hommes et proclame le Dharma qui mène à la délivrance (mokṣa).
Suta (the narrator) describing the nature of Purana to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines a Purāṇa as sacred lore grounded in narratives spanning past, present, and future, whose aim is to confer spiritual merit and to teach mokṣa-dharma—the discipline that culminates in liberation.
No single technique is listed in this verse; it frames the Purāṇa as a vehicle for mokṣa-dharma—within the Kurma tradition this later includes yogic discipline, devotion, and renunciant ethics aligned with Pāśupata-oriented liberation teachings.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; instead it establishes the Purāṇa’s function as teaching liberation-dharma—within the Kūrma Purāṇa this becomes a shared theological ground where Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings are harmonized in the pursuit of mokṣa.