Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
आध्वर्यवं यजुर्भिः स्यादृग्भिर्हेत्रं द्विजोत्तमाः / औद्गात्रं सामभिश्चक्रे ब्रह्मत्वं चाप्यथर्वभिः
ādhvaryavaṃ yajurbhiḥ syādṛgbhirhetraṃ dvijottamāḥ / audgātraṃ sāmabhiścakre brahmatvaṃ cāpyatharvabhiḥ
Ó melhores entre os duas‑vezes‑nascidos, o ofício do Adhvaryu realiza‑se pelo Yajur‑veda; a função do Hotṛ pelo Ṛg‑veda; a do Udgātṛ pelo Sāma‑veda; e o sacerdócio do Brahman, igualmente, pelo Atharva‑veda.
Narrator/teacher voice within the Purva-bhaga (instruction to the dvijas on yajña-roles)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma through ordered Vedic functions—outer ritual harmony is presented as a disciplined foundation that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, supports inner purification leading toward Self-knowledge.
No explicit yoga technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes ritual precision (yajña-vidhi). In the Kurma Purana’s integrated path, such disciplined karma is a preparatory limb that steadies the mind for later contemplative and devotional practices.
Not directly; the verse is Vedic-ritual in focus. Yet the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis treats Vedic yajña as a shared dharmic framework within which devotion to the Supreme (whether approached as Shiva or Vishnu) is harmonized rather than opposed.