Shloka 50
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
इत्येतद् विष्णुमाहात्म्यमुक्तं वो मुनिपुङ्गवाः / एतत् सत्यं पुनः सत्यमेवं ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति
ityetad viṣṇumāhātmyamuktaṃ vo munipuṅgavāḥ / etat satyaṃ punaḥ satyamevaṃ jñātvā na muhyati
ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങളോടു വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു. ഇത് സത്യം, വീണ്ടും സത്യം; ഇങ്ങനെ അറിഞ്ഞവൻ മോഹിക്കുകയില്ല.
Narrator/teacher addressing the sages (muni-puṅgava-s), concluding the Viṣṇu-māhātmya section
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes satya-jñāna (true knowledge) as the antidote to moha (delusion): realizing the proclaimed divine truth—here framed as Viṣṇu’s supreme glory—stabilizes discernment and leads toward liberation.
No specific technique is named; the verse stresses jñāna-niṣṭhā—firm understanding of spiritual truth—which in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-ethic supports steady mind (non-delusion) and complements devotion and disciplined practice.
While Śiva is not explicitly mentioned, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis treats realization of the one सत्य (Truth) as primary; praise of Viṣṇu here functions as a doorway to non-deluded insight rather than sectarian opposition.