Shloka 2
Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching
Maṅkaṇaka Episode
रोमहर्षण उवाच शृणुध्वं कथयिष्ये ऽहं तीर्थानि विविधानि च / कथितानि पुराणेषु मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
romaharṣaṇa uvāca śṛṇudhvaṃ kathayiṣye 'haṃ tīrthāni vividhāni ca / kathitāni purāṇeṣu munibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ
Romaharṣaṇa dit : «Écoutez. Je vais exposer les multiples sortes de tīrtha sacrés, tels qu’ils furent enseignés dans les Purāṇa par les sages, interprètes de Brahman (la Vérité suprême).»
Romaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it grounds the coming teaching in the testimony of brahmavādin sages—those devoted to Brahman—implying that tīrtha-knowledge is aligned with realization of the highest truth rather than mere travel.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it establishes śravaṇa (attentive listening) as the first discipline—receiving purāṇic instruction from an authoritative lineage before undertaking vows, pilgrimage, or yogic observances.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; however, by appealing to Purāṇic and brahmavādin authority, it frames tīrthas as part of the shared Dharma-field where Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sanctities are commonly affirmed in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis.