Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 130
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
धर्मनैपुण्यकामानां ज्ञाननैपुण्यकामिनाम् / इदं पुराणं मुक्त्वैकं नास्त्यन्यत् साधनं परम्
dharmanaipuṇyakāmānāṃ jñānanaipuṇyakāminām / idaṃ purāṇaṃ muktvaikaṃ nāstyanyat sādhanaṃ param
Bagi mereka yang mendambakan keunggulan dalam dharma dan kebajikan, dan bagi mereka yang menginginkan keunggulan dalam pengetahuan rohani—selain Purāṇa yang satu ini, tiada jalan pencapaian yang lebih utama.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana Upari-bhaga discourse context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By prioritizing jñāna-naipuṇya (mastery of liberating knowledge), the verse implies that the highest aim is inner realization; this Purāṇa is presented as a complete guide that leads the seeker from dharma and merit toward insight that culminates in Self-knowledge.
The verse does not list techniques directly; it elevates the Purāṇa itself as the paramount sādhanā—i.e., sustained śravaṇa (hearing), manana (reflection), and nididhyāsana (contemplative assimilation) of its dharma-and-jñāna teaching, aligned with the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
While not naming Śiva explicitly, the claim that this Purāṇa is the supreme means reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework where Vaiṣṇava revelation (Kūrma/Vishnu speaking) authoritatively conveys teachings that also harmonize with Śaiva (including Pāśupata) soteriology.