Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 1 Shloka 11 - Kurma Purana | Lao | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 11

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

ततः स सूतः स्वगुरुं प्रणम्याह महामुनिम् / ज्ञानं तद् ब्रह्मविषयं मुनीनां वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tataḥ sa sūtaḥ svaguruṃ praṇamyāha mahāmunim / jñānaṃ tad brahmaviṣayaṃ munīnāṃ vaktumarhasi

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ສູຕະ ໄດ້ກໍ່ກາບນົບນ້ອມຕໍ່ຄູອາຈານຂອງຕົນ ຄືມະຫາມຸນີ ແລ້ວກ່າວວ່າ: «ທ່ານສົມຄວນອະທິບາຍແກ່ບັນດາມຸນີ ຄວາມຮູ້ທີ່ມີພຣະພຣະຫມັນ (Brahman) ເປັນເປົ້າໝາຍ».

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereafter

सःhe

सूतःSūta (the narrator)

स्वगुरुम्his own teacher

प्रणम्यhaving bowed

आहsaid

महामुनिम्the great sage

ज्ञानम्knowledge

तत्that

ब्रह्मविषयम्concerning Brahman

मुनीनाम्of the sages

वक्तुम्to speak

अर्हसिyou are worthy/you should

Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

Sūta

Guru (Mahāmuni)

Brahman

Munis (sages)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It frames the upcoming teaching as brahma-viṣaya jñāna—knowledge focused on Brahman—implying that the Supreme Self is to be realized through principled instruction transmitted by a qualified guru.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named in this verse; it establishes the prerequisite of śravaṇa (receiving instruction) through guru-vandana, which in the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic-dharmic method supports later disciplines like dhyāna and inner inquiry.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; instead, it sets a non-sectarian Vedāntic tone by prioritizing Brahman-centered knowledge, a basis later used in the Kurma Purana for harmonizing Shaiva-Vaishnava theological language.