Shloka 126
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
इदं पुराणं परमं कौर्मं कूर्मस्वरूपिणा / उक्तं देवाधिदेवेन श्रद्धातव्यं द्विजातिभिः
idaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ kaurmaṃ kūrmasvarūpiṇā / uktaṃ devādhidevena śraddhātavyaṃ dvijātibhiḥ
इदं परमं कौर्मं पुराणं कूर्मस्वरूपिणा देवाधिदेवेनोक्तं; अतः द्विजातिभिः श्रद्धया ग्रहीतव्यं।
Sūta (narrator) presenting the Purāṇa’s authority as the word of Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, by grounding the text’s authority in Devādhideva (the supreme Lord). The verse frames the Purāṇa as divine revelation, implying that its teachings about Self and liberation are to be approached as trustworthy guidance.
No specific practice is detailed in this verse; it establishes śraddhā (reverent trust) as the prerequisite attitude for receiving the Purāṇa’s later teachings, including Pāśupata-oriented Yoga and dharma-based discipline.
By using the title Devādhideva for the speaker in Kūrma form, the verse supports the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian tone where supreme divinity can be spoken of in shared, synthesizing language—later harmonized with Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks.