Shloka 14
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
अस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम् / श्रावयामास मां प्रीत्या पुराणं पुरुषो हरिः
asmin manvantare vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam / śrāvayāmāsa māṃ prītyā purāṇaṃ puruṣo hariḥ
ในมันวันตระนี้ พระวยาสะคือกฤษณะทไวปายนะเอง ได้ให้เราฟังปุราณะนี้ด้วยความรัก เพราะพระหริคือบุรุษสูงสุด
A Sūta-like narrator/tradition-bearer (the one who says 'mām', i.e., 'to me') affirming the Purāṇic transmission; the verse culminates in praise of Hari as Puruṣa.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By calling Hari “Puruṣa,” the verse frames the Supreme as the foundational Person/principle behind the Purāṇic revelation—implying that ultimate reality is not merely abstract, but the conscious Lord who grounds dharma and liberates beings.
No specific technique is taught in this line; instead, it emphasizes śravaṇa (sacred hearing) as a core spiritual discipline—an entry-point that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, supports devotion, discrimination, and the later yogic instructions (including Pāśupata-oriented practice).
While Shiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is supported by this verse’s theological center: Hari as Puruṣa is affirmed as the supreme ground of the teaching—within the Purana’s wider framework where Shaiva and Vaishnava paths are presented as converging toward one highest reality.