Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Yamunā–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Agni-tīrtha, Anaraka, Prayāga, and the Tapovana of Jāhnavī
इदं सत्यं द्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मजस्य च / सुहृदां च जपेत् कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य तु
idaṃ satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāmātmajasya ca / suhṛdāṃ ca japet karṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya tu
ഈ ഉപദേശം ദ്വിജന്മാർക്കും സദ്ജനങ്ങൾക്കും സ്വന്തം പുത്രനും വിശ്വസ്ത സുഹൃത്തുകൾക്കും സത്യമായി പറയേണ്ടതാണ്; എന്നാൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ അനുസരണമുള്ള വിനീത ശിഷ്യന്റെ ചെവിയിൽ മാത്രം മൃദുവായി ജപിച്ച് പറയണം।
Traditional narration context: a senior teacher/ācārya-voice within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-upadeśa framework (often transmitted through Sūta/Vyāsa lineage in Purāṇic dialogue).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it treats sacred truth as powerful and transformative, implying that higher knowledge (ātma-vidyā) must be entrusted only to qualified, disciplined recipients rather than broadcast indiscriminately.
The verb japa (“soft repetition/recitation”) points to mantra-style transmission and practice—given privately (karṇe) by a teacher to a devoted disciple—reflecting the Purāṇic and Yoga-śāstra emphasis on adhikāra (eligibility) and niyama (discipline).
This specific verse does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by emphasizing orthodox initiation ethics and disciplined transmission—principles shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava lineages in Purāṇic tradition.