Shloka 71
Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching
Maṅkaṇaka Episode
एवमेतानि तत्त्वानि प्रधानपुरुषेश्वराः / विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा च भगवान् रुद्रः काल इति श्रुतिः
evametāni tattvāni pradhānapuruṣeśvarāḥ / viṣṇurbrahmā ca bhagavān rudraḥ kāla iti śrutiḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ തത്ത്വങ്ങൾ ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടു—പ്രധാനവും പുരുഷനും ഈശ്വരനും. ശ്രുതിയും വിഷ്ണു, ബ്രഹ്മാ, ഭഗവാൻ രുദ്രൻ, കാലം എന്നിവയെ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.
Narratorial teaching voice within the Purana (instructional passage presenting siddhānta)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes the conscious principle (Puruṣa) from primordial Nature (Pradhāna) and points to Īśvara as the lordly, governing reality—framing the Self as consciousness while acknowledging a supreme rulership that orders the tattvas.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it supplies the metaphysical map used by Yoga—discriminating Pradhāna and Puruṣa and recognizing Īśvara and Kāla—supporting practices like viveka (discernment) and īśvara-pranidhāna (orientation to the Lord).
By naming Viṣṇu and Rudra together under śruti’s authority, it presents a synthetic theology where major divine forms (including Brahmā) and even Kāla are integrated into a single tattva-based vision rather than set in opposition.