Shloka 23
Agnihotra, Seasonal Śrauta Duties, and the Authority of Śruti–Smṛti–Purāṇa
नान्यतो जायते धर्मो ब्रह्मविद्या च वैदिकी / तस्माद् धर्मं पुराणं च श्रद्धातव्यं द्विजातिभिः
nānyato jāyate dharmo brahmavidyā ca vaidikī / tasmād dharmaṃ purāṇaṃ ca śraddhātavyaṃ dvijātibhiḥ
தர்மமும் வைதிகப் பிரம்மவித்யையும் வேறு எந்த மூலத்திலிருந்தும் தோன்றாது; ஆகவே த்விஜர்கள் தர்மத்திலும் புராணத்திலும் பக்திச் சிரத்தையுடன் நம்பிக்கை கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages (Purāṇic teaching voice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It points to brahmavidyā—Vedic knowledge of Brahman—as the valid source for realizing ultimate truth; liberation-oriented knowledge is treated as arising from the Vedic stream, affirmed by Purāṇic teaching.
No specific technique is named; the verse establishes the epistemic foundation for practice—śraddhā in Dharma and Purāṇa as pramāṇa—upon which disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented yoga and devotion-based sādhanā are later grounded.
Indirectly, by upholding Veda and Purāṇa together as authoritative for dharma and brahmavidyā—an approach typical of the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesizing theology, where sectarian teachings are framed within a shared scriptural pramāṇa.