Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
स एव सर्ववेदानां पुराणानां प्रदर्शकः / पाराशर्यो महायोगी कृष्णद्वैपायनो हरिः
sa eva sarvavedānāṃ purāṇānāṃ pradarśakaḥ / pārāśaryo mahāyogī kṛṣṇadvaipāyano hariḥ
स एव सर्ववेदपुराणानां प्रकाशकव्याख्याता; पाराशर्यः महायोगी कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासो हरिरेव।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) praising Vyāsa within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By identifying Vyāsa with Hari, the verse implies that the revelatory power behind scripture is ultimately divine—suggesting a single supreme source that illumines sacred knowledge.
No specific technique is prescribed, but Vyāsa is called a mahāyogin, indicating that scriptural revelation is grounded in yogic realization (yoga as direct insight supporting śāstra).
Indirectly, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: the same supreme divinity (here named Hari) can be the inner source of multiple traditions and teachings, a basis for Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.