Shloka 142
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
पराशरो ऽपि भगवान गङ्गाद्वारे मुनीश्वराः / मुनिभ्यः कथयामास धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्
parāśaro 'pi bhagavāna gaṅgādvāre munīśvarāḥ / munibhyaḥ kathayāmāsa dharmakāmārthamokṣadam
Di Gaṅgādvāra, Bhagavān Parāśara juga—yang dimuliakan—berbicara kepada para muni terunggul dan menghuraikan kepada para tapasvin ajaran yang menganugerahkan dharma, kāma, artha, dan mokṣa.
Suta (narrator) describing Parashara’s instruction to the sages at Gangadvara
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting a teaching that culminates in mokṣa, the verse points to liberation as the highest puruṣārtha—classically attained through right knowledge and realization of the Self beyond mere ritual and enjoyment.
This verse is a narrative setup rather than a technical yoga instruction; it frames Parāśara’s forthcoming teaching as mokṣa-giving, which in the Kurma Purana’s spiritual idiom typically includes disciplined dharma, purification, and contemplative knowledge aligned with yoga-shastra aims.
Not explicitly; however, by emphasizing a mokṣa-oriented teaching within a major Purana known for Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, it supports the text’s broader non-sectarian stance where liberation is approached through integrated dharma and devotion/knowledge rather than rivalry between deities.