Shloka 2
Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana
तस्याः शृणुध्वं माहात्म्यं मार्कण्डेयेन भाषितम् / युधिष्ठिराय तु शुभं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
tasyāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ māhātmyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyena bhāṣitam / yudhiṣṭhirāya tu śubhaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
اُس کا پُنیہ مَے ماہاتمیہ سنو، جو مارکنڈَیَہ مُنی نے بیان کیا۔ یہ یُدھِشٹھِر کی بھلائی کے لیے کہا گیا ہے اور تمام پاپوں کا ناش کرنے والا ہے۔
Primary narrator (Purana-suta style), introducing Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes śravaṇa (reverent hearing) of a sacred mahatmya as a purifying means, aligning with Purāṇic spirituality where right listening prepares the mind for higher knowledge.
The practice implied is śravaṇa—disciplined, attentive listening to a sanctifying narrative—treated in Purāṇic tradition as a foundational sādhana that supports dharma, devotion, and later yogic integration (including teachings associated with Pāśupata-oriented themes in the Kūrma Purāṇa).
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it frames Purāṇic revelation as universally auspicious and sin-destroying, a tone consistent with the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis across its larger narrative.