Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
उवाच परमप्रीतः कस्माद् देशान्महामुने / इदानीं गच्छसि क्षिप्रं कं वा देशं प्रति प्रभो
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kasmād deśānmahāmune / idānīṃ gacchasi kṣipraṃ kaṃ vā deśaṃ prati prabho
अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर उसने कहा—हे महामुने, आप किस देश से आए हैं? और अब इतनी शीघ्र कहाँ जा रहे हैं—हे प्रभो, किस देश की ओर?
A delighted interlocutor (contextually a royal or revered questioner addressing a visiting sage)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is narrative and does not directly define Ātman; it sets a respectful teacher–seeker tone that, in the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, becomes the basis for receiving higher instruction.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as a transitional inquiry often preceding instruction, where later sections may unfold dharma, tīrtha, and yoga-oriented teachings.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the courteous address to a sage reflects the Purana’s broader method—approaching truth through reverence to realized teachers, a shared Shaiva–Vaishnava value.