Shloka 129
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
एकतस्तु पुराणानि सेतिहासानि कृत्स्नशः / एकत्र चेदं परममेतदेवातिरिच्यते
ekatastu purāṇāni setihāsāni kṛtsnaśaḥ / ekatra cedaṃ paramametadevātiricyate
Jika pada satu sisi diletakkan semua Purāṇa bersama Itihāsa secara lengkap, dan pada sisi yang lain diletakkan Purāṇa ini (Kūrma), maka yang ini sahaja adalah yang tertinggi—melampaui himpunan itu.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in Purāṇic discourse
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it asserts the supreme authority of this teaching-text, implying that its presentation of the highest reality (Paramam) is definitive and spiritually weightier than composite scriptural narratives.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a text-glorification (māhātmya) that validates the Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings—especially its Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented discipline taught elsewhere in the work.
By elevating a Purana known for harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava strands, the verse supports a non-sectarian reading where the supreme teaching is one, even when expressed through Shiva- and Vishnu-centered traditions.