Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
इयं तु संहिता ब्राह्मी चतुर्वेदैस्तु सम्मिता / भवन्ति षट्सहस्त्राणि श्लोकानामत्र संख्यया
iyaṃ tu saṃhitā brāhmī caturvedaistu sammitā / bhavanti ṣaṭsahastrāṇi ślokānāmatra saṃkhyayā
ही ब्राह्मी संहिता चारही वेदांशी सुसंगत आहे। येथे श्लोकांची एकूण संख्या सहा हजार अशी सांगितली आहे।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya setting typical to Purāṇas; chapter frames the text’s scope)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It grounds the text’s authority by stating that the Brahmī Saṃhitā is in harmony with the four Vedas, presenting the Purāṇa as Veda-consistent rather than independent of Vedic dharma.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a textual colophon-like statement establishing scope and Vedic alignment—an important premise for later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented Yoga and the Ishvara Gītā.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; indirectly, by asserting Vedic concord, it supports the Purāṇa’s broader method of reconciling sectarian teachings (Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava) within a single Veda-aligned framework.