Shloka 13
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
अत्र पूर्वं स भगवानृषीणां सत्रमासताम् / प्रोवाच वायुर्ब्रह्माण्डं पुराणं ब्रह्मभाषितम्
atra pūrvaṃ sa bhagavānṛṣīṇāṃ satramāsatām / provāca vāyurbrahmāṇḍaṃ purāṇaṃ brahmabhāṣitam
ഇവിടെ പൂർവകാലത്ത്, ഋഷിമാർ സത്രത്തിൽ ആസീനരായിരിക്കെ, ഭഗവാൻ വായു ബ്രഹ്മഭാഷിതമായ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡപുരാണം അവർക്കു ഉപദേശിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purana narrator framing the tradition of transmission); Vayu is mentioned as the expounder in the cited earlier setting
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it grounds spiritual knowledge in an authoritative lineage—Brahmā → Vāyu → sages—implying that teachings on Ātman and dharma are preserved through a sanctified transmission rather than personal invention.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this verse; instead it highlights the sattra setting—disciplined, vow-based ritual and study—an environment traditionally supportive of śravaṇa (listening), manana (reflection), and later yogic integration as taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented themes).
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; however, by emphasizing Brahmā’s authoritative speech preserved by Vāyu among sages, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian method where shared revelation undergirds Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.