Shloka 151
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
समेत्य ते महात्मानो मुनयो ब्रह्मवादिनः / वितेनिरे बहून् वादान्नध्यात्मज्ञानसंश्रयान्
sametya te mahātmāno munayo brahmavādinaḥ / vitenire bahūn vādānnadhyātmajñānasaṃśrayān
ഒരുമിച്ചുകൂടിയ ആ മഹാത്മ മുണിമാർ—ബ്രഹ്മവാദികൾ—അധ്യാത്മജ്ഞാനത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് അനേകം വാദ-ചർച്ചകൾ അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the sages’ assembly; within the broader Kurma Purana dialogue framework associated with Lord Kūrma’s teachings).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames the sages’ teaching as rooted in adhyātma-jñāna—knowledge of the inner Self—implying that true understanding of reality begins with inward realization of Ātman/Brahman rather than merely external ritual or argument.
While no single technique is named, the verse emphasizes adhyātma-jñāna as the basis of discourse—pointing to yogic inwardness: self-inquiry, contemplation, and meditative assimilation of spiritual truth, consistent with Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented instruction.
Indirectly: by centering Brahman/inner-Self knowledge as the foundation, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where ultimate reality transcends exclusive labels—harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava approaches through adhyātma-jñāna.