Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
ब्राह्मी भगवती सौरी वैष्णवी च प्रकीर्तिताः / चतस्त्रः संहिताः पुण्या धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदाः
brāhmī bhagavatī saurī vaiṣṇavī ca prakīrtitāḥ / catastraḥ saṃhitāḥ puṇyā dharmakāmārthamokṣadāḥ
Mereka diproklamasikan sebagai Brāhmī, Bhagavatī, Saurī, dan Vaiṣṇavī. Keempat saṃhitā suci ini menganugerahkan dharma, kāma, artha, dan mokṣa.
Sūta (narrator) describing the Kurma Purana’s traditional classification of teachings
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting the four saṃhitās as granting mokṣa along with dharma, artha, and kāma, it frames liberation as a legitimate and highest human aim—implying a teaching that culminates in Self-realization beyond mere worldly goals.
No single technique is named in this verse; it functions as a cataloging statement. Its emphasis is that the Purana’s structured teachings (saṃhitās) include disciplines that can lead up to mokṣa—later expanded in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented sections (including Pāśupata-leaning guidance).
By acknowledging multiple divine streams (Brāhmī, Bhagavatī, Saurī, Vaiṣṇavī) as equally holy and mokṣa-giving, it supports the Purana’s inclusive synthesis—where sectarian boundaries soften and diverse revelations are treated as converging on liberation.