Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
ततः स सूतः स्वगुरुं प्रणम्याह महामुनिम् / ज्ञानं तद् ब्रह्मविषयं मुनीनां वक्तुमर्हसि
tataḥ sa sūtaḥ svaguruṃ praṇamyāha mahāmunim / jñānaṃ tad brahmaviṣayaṃ munīnāṃ vaktumarhasi
பின்பு சூதர் தமது குருவாகிய மகாமுனியை வணங்கி கூறினார்—“முனிவரே! பிரம்மத்தைப் பொருளாகக் கொண்ட அந்த ஞானத்தை முனிவர்களுக்கு உரைப்பதற்கு நீங்கள் தகுதியானவர்.”
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the upcoming teaching as brahma-viṣaya jñāna—knowledge focused on Brahman—implying that the Supreme Self is to be realized through principled instruction transmitted by a qualified guru.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it establishes the prerequisite of śravaṇa (receiving instruction) through guru-vandana, which in the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic-dharmic method supports later disciplines like dhyāna and inner inquiry.
It does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; instead, it sets a non-sectarian Vedāntic tone by prioritizing Brahman-centered knowledge, a basis later used in the Kurma Purana for harmonizing Shaiva-Vaishnava theological language.