Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
तेषां मध्ये मुनीन्द्राणां व्यासशिष्यो महामुनिः / पृष्टवान् जैमिनिर्व्यासं गूढमर्थं सनातनम्
teṣāṃ madhye munīndrāṇāṃ vyāsaśiṣyo mahāmuniḥ / pṛṣṭavān jaiminirvyāsaṃ gūḍhamarthaṃ sanātanam
ท่ามกลางเหล่ามุนีผู้เป็นใหญ่ทั้งหลาย ไชมินีมหามุนี ศิษย์ของวิยาสะ ได้ทูลถามวิยาสะถึงความหมายอันลึกเร้นและนิรันดร์
Suta (narrator) describing the setting; Jaimini is the questioner within the narrative
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It signals that the teaching concerns a “hidden, eternal meaning,” implying an inner purport beyond literal ritual or story—typically pointing toward the perennial truth of Self-knowledge that underlies dharma.
No specific practice is named in this verse; it establishes the guru-śiṣya inquiry that leads to deeper instruction—often, in the Kurma Purana’s style, toward disciplined sādhanā (yoga, restraint, and contemplation) grounded in dharma.
It does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; however, the verse frames a quest for the “eternal” inner meaning—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader tendency to harmonize sectarian viewpoints by prioritizing the single, profound purport of the tradition.