Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
श्वेतः श्वेतशिखश्चैव श्वेतास्यः श्वेतलोहितः / चत्वारस्ते महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः
śvetaḥ śvetaśikhaścaiva śvetāsyaḥ śvetalohitaḥ / catvāraste mahātmāno brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
شویت، شویت شِکھ، شویت آسْی اور شویت لوہت—یہ چاروں مہاتما برہمن رشی ویدوں کے پارنگت تھے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the sages within the Indradyumna–Lord Kūrma narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the authority of the speakers/actors—Veda-master sages—whose later teachings on dharma and liberation are grounded in śruti-based insight.
No specific yoga technique is stated here; the verse highlights Vedic mastery (veda-pāragatva) as the qualifying discipline, which in the Kurma Purana supports later teachings on devotion, austerity, and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.
The verse itself is descriptive and neutral; by foregrounding Veda-grounded sages, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader method of harmonizing Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings through shared Vedic authority.