Shloka 26
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
जातकर्मादिकाः सर्वाः क्रियास्तस्य चकार ह / उपनीय यथाशास्त्रं वेदमध्यापयत् सुतम्
jātakarmādikāḥ sarvāḥ kriyāstasya cakāra ha / upanīya yathāśāstraṃ vedamadhyāpayat sutam
Ia melaksanakan baginya semua upacara yang ditetapkan, mulai dari jātakarma. Lalu sesuai śāstra ia menyelenggarakan upanayana putranya dan membuatnya mempelajari Weda.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the story)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents saṁskāras and Vedic study as the dharmic groundwork that purifies the individual and prepares the mind for Vedic inquiry into Ātman and Īśvara.
No specific technique is named; the verse highlights preparatory disciplines—saṁskāras, upanayana, and Vedic learning—which, in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, support later yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it frames a shared dharmic baseline—Vedic and śāstric discipline—within which the Purana later harmonizes Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings.