Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
इयं तु संहिता ब्राह्मी चतुर्वेदैस्तु सम्मिता / भवन्ति षट्सहस्त्राणि श्लोकानामत्र संख्यया
iyaṃ tu saṃhitā brāhmī caturvedaistu sammitā / bhavanti ṣaṭsahastrāṇi ślokānāmatra saṃkhyayā
สังหิตาพราหมีนี้สอดคล้องกับพระเวททั้งสี่ และในคัมภีร์นี้กล่าวว่ามีจำนวนโศลกทั้งหมดหกพัน.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya setting typical to Purāṇas; chapter frames the text’s scope)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It grounds the text’s authority by stating that the Brahmī Saṃhitā is in harmony with the four Vedas, presenting the Purāṇa as Veda-consistent rather than independent of Vedic dharma.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a textual colophon-like statement establishing scope and Vedic alignment—an important premise for later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented Yoga and the Ishvara Gītā.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; indirectly, by asserting Vedic concord, it supports the Purāṇa’s broader method of reconciling sectarian teachings (Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava) within a single Veda-aligned framework.