Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
तेषां मध्ये मुनीन्द्राणां व्यासशिष्यो महामुनिः / पृष्टवान् जैमिनिर्व्यासं गूढमर्थं सनातनम्
teṣāṃ madhye munīndrāṇāṃ vyāsaśiṣyo mahāmuniḥ / pṛṣṭavān jaiminirvyāsaṃ gūḍhamarthaṃ sanātanam
Au milieu de ces sages éminents, le grand muni Jaimini —disciple de Vyāsa— interrogea Vyāsa sur le sens caché et éternel (de l’enseignement).
Suta (narrator) describing the setting; Jaimini is the questioner within the narrative
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It signals that the teaching concerns a “hidden, eternal meaning,” implying an inner purport beyond literal ritual or story—typically pointing toward the perennial truth of Self-knowledge that underlies dharma.
No specific practice is named in this verse; it establishes the guru-śiṣya inquiry that leads to deeper instruction—often, in the Kurma Purana’s style, toward disciplined sādhanā (yoga, restraint, and contemplation) grounded in dharma.
It does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; however, the verse frames a quest for the “eternal” inner meaning—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader tendency to harmonize sectarian viewpoints by prioritizing the single, profound purport of the tradition.