Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 124
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
लिखित्वा चैव यो दद्याद् वैशाखे मासि सुव्रतः / विप्राय वेदविदुषे तस्य पुण्यं निबोधत
likhitvā caiva yo dadyād vaiśākhe māsi suvrataḥ / viprāya vedaviduṣe tasya puṇyaṃ nibodhata
جو صاحبِ سُوورت وایساکھ کے مہینے میں گرنتھ لکھوا کر وید کے عالم برہمن کو دان دے، اس کے پُنّیہ کو جان لو۔
Narrator/Sage instructing the audience within the Vaiśākha-māhātmya context (Kurma Purana teaching tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes dharmic supports for Self-knowledge—preserving and transmitting Vedic wisdom through dāna to the learned, which traditionally aids the pursuit of ātma-jñāna.
The verse highlights vrata-discipline (suvrata) and sattvic dāna as preparatory practices that purify conduct and mind—classical supports for later yoga and contemplative instruction in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma framework where Vedic learning and disciplined vows support devotion and liberation across Shaiva–Vaishnava practice streams.