Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
तमुवाच पुनर्व्यासः पाथं परपुरञ्जयम् / कराभ्यां सुशुभाभ्यां च संस्पृश्य प्रणतं मुनिः
tamuvāca punarvyāsaḥ pāthaṃ parapurañjayam / karābhyāṃ suśubhābhyāṃ ca saṃspṛśya praṇataṃ muniḥ
แล้วฤๅษีวยาสตรัสกับปาถะผู้พิชิตนครศัตรูซึ่งก้มกราบอยู่ และทรงแตะต้องด้วยพระหัตถ์อันงดงามทั้งสอง พลางกล่าวด้วยความเมตตา
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the guru–śiṣya setting in which higher teachings (about Self, dharma, and liberation) are traditionally transmitted through a compassionate sage addressing a humble, surrendered seeker.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this line; it highlights the prerequisite yogic attitude of praṇipāta (humble reverence/surrender) and the guru’s anugraha (grace), which the Kurma Purana later connects to disciplined practice and right knowledge.
This verse is neutral on sectarian theology; it presents the shared Purāṇic pedagogy where realized sages guide kings toward dharma and liberation—an interpretive space in the Kurma Purana where Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is often taught in subsequent passages.