Shloka 2
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
सूत उवाच गते नारायणे कृष्णे स्वमेव परमं पदम् / पार्थः परमधर्मात्मा पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः
sūta uvāca gate nārāyaṇe kṛṣṇe svameva paramaṃ padam / pārthaḥ paramadharmātmā pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
Sūta berkata: Tatkala Nārāyaṇa—Kṛṣṇa—telah berangkat ke kediaman-Nya yang tertinggi, maka Pārtha (Arjuna), sang Pāṇḍava yang paling teguh dalam Dharma, penghancur musuh, (pada saat itu…).
Sūta
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By stating that Kṛṣṇa as Nārāyaṇa returns to His “paramaṃ padam” (supreme abode), the verse points to the transcendent, unsurpassed reality as the highest goal—suggesting the Lord’s supreme state as the ultimate refuge beyond worldly change.
No specific technique is taught in this line; however, the emphasis on “paramaṃ padam” aligns with Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology where disciplined dharma, devotion (bhakti), and yogic steadiness orient the seeker toward the Supreme—later developed more explicitly in teachings associated with Pāśupata-oriented and Ishvara-centered practice.
This verse directly names Nārāyaṇa-Kṛṣṇa, not Śiva; yet within the Kurma Purana’s known Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such affirmations of the Lord’s supreme abode are typically harmonized with the text’s wider teaching that the supreme Ishvara is one, approached through complementary sectarian forms.