Shloka 32
Snātaka and Gṛhastha-Dharma: Conduct, Marriage Norms, Daily Rites, and Liberating Virtues
चतुर्दशानां विद्यानां धारणं हि यतार्थतः / विज्ञानमिति तद् विद्याद् येन धर्मो विवर्धते
caturdaśānāṃ vidyānāṃ dhāraṇaṃ hi yatārthataḥ / vijñānamiti tad vidyād yena dharmo vivardhate
പതിനാലു വിദ്യകളെ യഥാർത്ഥമായി ധരിച്ച്, അതിലൂടെ ധർമ്മം പോഷിതമായി വർധിക്കുന്നതിനെ ‘വിജ്ഞാനം’ എന്നു അറിയുക.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna-context on Dharma and true knowledge
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By distinguishing mere “vidyā” from “vijñāna,” the verse implies that truth-aligned, assimilated knowledge matures into realization—knowledge that transforms conduct and supports Dharma, a hallmark of Atman-oriented understanding rather than book-learning.
While not naming a specific technique, it emphasizes dhāraṇa as “assimilation/steady holding” of truth—pointing to yogic internalization where learning becomes lived discrimination (viveka), the kind of disciplined understanding valued in Kurma Purana’s Yoga-śāstra outlook.
It frames “true knowledge” as that which increases Dharma—an integrative Purāṇic criterion that supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion and realization, whether expressed through Shaiva or Vaishnava idioms, are validated by their capacity to uphold Dharma.