Shloka 34
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
अथाब्रवीद् राजपुत्रः प्रहसन् वै जयध्वजः / स्वधर्मो मुक्तये पन्था नान्यो मुनिभिरष्यते
athābravīd rājaputraḥ prahasan vai jayadhvajaḥ / svadharmo muktaye panthā nānyo munibhiraṣyate
پھر راجپُتر جَیَدھوج مسکرا کر بولا—اپنا سْوَدھرم ہی نجات (موکش) کا راستہ ہے؛ اس کے سوا کوئی اور راہ منیوں کو منظور نہیں۔
Jayadhvaja (the prince)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that realization of the Self is approached through purification and steadiness gained by svadharma; sages endorse disciplined right action as the practical doorway that prepares one for liberating knowledge.
The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in a Purāṇic frame: performing one’s ordained duties without deviation as a yogic discipline that stabilizes the mind and supports later contemplative practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma tradition.
Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: liberation is not presented as sectarian but as grounded in universally accepted dharma, a foundation compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaiṣṇava devotional-yogic paths.