Shloka 21
Agnihotra, Seasonal Śrauta Duties, and the Authority of Śruti–Smṛti–Purāṇa
पुराणं धर्मशास्त्रं च वेदानामुपबृंहणम् / एकस्माद् ब्रह्मविज्ञानं धर्मज्ञानं तथैकतः
purāṇaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ ca vedānāmupabṛṃhaṇam / ekasmād brahmavijñānaṃ dharmajñānaṃ tathaikataḥ
पुराण आणि धर्मशास्त्र हे वेदांचे उपबृंहण, म्हणजे अधिकृत विवेचन आहे. एकाच स्रोतापासून ब्रह्मज्ञान आणि धर्मज्ञान—दोन्ही एकत्र मिळते.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing sages (contextual Purāṇic discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Brahman-realization (brahmavijñāna) and righteous living (dharmajñāna) as a unified teaching-stream: true knowledge of the Supreme is not separated from Dharma, but confirmed and clarified through Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra as Vedic exposition.
No single technique is named; instead, the verse establishes the scriptural basis that supports practice: Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra clarify the Vedic path where inner realization (brahmavijñāna) must be integrated with disciplined conduct (dharma), a foundation consistent with later Kurma Purana emphases such as Pāśupata-oriented restraint, purity, and devotion.
Indirectly, by presenting one integrated source of Brahman-knowledge and Dharma-knowledge, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest truth and righteous order are unified, a stance that accommodates both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological expressions within a single Vedic-Purāṇic framework.