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
پھر مُنی ویاس نے جھکے ہوئے پرپورنجَی پاتھ سے فرمایا؛ اور اپنے دونوں خوبصورت ہاتھوں سے چھو کر شفقت سے مخاطب کیا۔
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.