Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
सात्त्वतस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत् सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः / पुण्यश्लोको महाराजस्तेन वै तत्प्रवर्तितम्
sāttvatastasya putro 'bhūt sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ / puṇyaśloko mahārājastena vai tatpravartitam
ആ സാത്ത്വതനു ഒരു പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു; അവൻ സർവ്വശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിലും വിശാരദൻ. പുണ്യകീർത്തിയുള്ള മഹാരാജാവായ അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ആ പരമ്പര സ്ഥാപിച്ചു പ്രചരിപ്പിച്ചത്.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage and dharma-tradition within the Kurma Purana frame dialogue
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes śāstra-vidyā and dharma as the purifying framework through which higher knowledge—eventually culminating in realization of the Self—can be properly transmitted and stabilized in society.
No specific technique is named; the verse highlights the prerequisite of being “sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ,” implying disciplined study and dharmic governance as supports for later yogic paths (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, by stressing authoritative śāstra and the establishment of dharma, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s larger Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where shared dharmic and yogic principles are upheld across traditions.