Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
श्रुतास्तु विविधा धर्मा वंशा मन्वन्तराणि च / सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च ब्रह्माण्यस्यास्य विस्तरः
śrutāstu vividhā dharmā vaṃśā manvantarāṇi ca / sargaśca pratisargaśca brahmāṇyasyāsya vistaraḥ
یہاں گوناگوں دھرم، وंशی سلسلے اور منونتر سنے گئے؛ نیز سَرگ اور پرتِسَرگ بھی—یہی اس برہمانڈ کا مفصل بیان ہے۔
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) addressing the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by framing the Purāṇa’s scope as creation, re-creation, and cosmic order (brahmāṇḍa-vistāra), it points to the larger metaphysical setting in which later teachings identify the Supreme as the ground of sarga and pratisarga beyond changing manvantara cycles.
None explicitly in this verse; it functions as a topical summary. In the Kurma Purana, such cosmological and dharma sections prepare the ground for later soteriological instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) by situating practice within cosmic cycles and sacred law.
Not directly; it lists Purāṇic themes rather than deity-unity doctrine. However, by emphasizing a single brahmāṇḍa-order governing dharma and creation cycles, it aligns with the Purāṇa’s broader integrative approach where sectarian teachings are placed within one overarching cosmic framework.