Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 129
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
एकतस्तु पुराणानि सेतिहासानि कृत्स्नशः / एकत्र चेदं परममेतदेवातिरिच्यते
ekatastu purāṇāni setihāsāni kṛtsnaśaḥ / ekatra cedaṃ paramametadevātiricyate
ஒருபுறம் எல்லாப் புராணங்களும் இதிஹாசங்களும் முழுமையாக வைக்கப்பட்டாலும், மறுபுறம் இந்தக் கூர்மபுராணம் வைக்கப்பட்டால், இதுவே பரமம்; அந்த முழுத் தொகுப்பையும் இது மீறி நிற்கும்.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in Purāṇic discourse
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it asserts the supreme authority of this teaching-text, implying that its presentation of the highest reality (Paramam) is definitive and spiritually weightier than composite scriptural narratives.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a text-glorification (māhātmya) that validates the Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings—especially its Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented discipline taught elsewhere in the work.
By elevating a Purana known for harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava strands, the verse supports a non-sectarian reading where the supreme teaching is one, even when expressed through Shiva- and Vishnu-centered traditions.