Shloka 21

Devanagari script

पुराणं धर्मशास्त्रं च वेदानामुपबृंहणम् / एकस्माद् ब्रह्मविज्ञानं धर्मज्ञानं तथैकतः

Transliteration

purāṇaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ ca vedānāmupabṛṃhaṇam / ekasmād brahmavijñānaṃ dharmajñānaṃ tathaikataḥ

Translation

పురాణం మరియు ధర్మశాస్త్రం వేదాలకు ఉపబృంహణం, అనగా అధికారిక వివరణ. ఒకే మూలం నుంచే బ్రహ్మజ్ఞానం మరియు ధర్మజ్ఞానం—రెండూ ఏకంగా లభిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• purāṇam: Purāṇa
• purāṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-śāstram: Dharmaśāstra
• dharma-śāstram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• vedānām: of the Vedas
• vedānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• upabṛṃhaṇam: supplement/elaboration
• upabṛṃhaṇam: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधाननाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upa-√bṛṃh (बृंह्) + lyuṭ/ana (ल्युट्/अन) (कृदन्त-नाम)
• Form: Verbal noun (कृदन्त-नाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekasmāt: from one (source)
• ekasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahma-vijñānam: knowledge of Brahman
• brahma-vijñānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-jñānam: knowledge of dharma
• dharma-jñānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: likewise/so
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• ekataḥ: from one (source)/as one whole
• ekataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय), meaning ‘from one side/altogether/from one source’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing sages (contextual Purāṇic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Purāṇa
• Dharmaśāstra
• Brahman
• Dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It frames Brahman-realization (brahmavijñāna) and righteous living (dharmajñāna) as a unified teaching-stream: true knowledge of the Supreme is not separated from Dharma, but confirmed and clarified through Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra as Vedic exposition.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No single technique is named; instead, the verse establishes the scriptural basis that supports practice: Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra clarify the Vedic path where inner realization (brahmavijñāna) must be integrated with disciplined conduct (dharma), a foundation consistent with later Kurma Purana emphases such as Pāśupata-oriented restraint, purity, and devotion.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Indirectly, by presenting one integrated source of Brahman-knowledge and Dharma-knowledge, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest truth and righteous order are unified, a stance that accommodates both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological expressions within a single Vedic-Purāṇic framework.