Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
मदन्वये तु ये सूताः संभूता वेदवर्जिताः / तेषां पुराणवक्तृत्वं वृत्तिरासीदजाज्ञया
madanvaye tu ye sūtāḥ saṃbhūtā vedavarjitāḥ / teṣāṃ purāṇavaktṛtvaṃ vṛttirāsīdajājñayā
Nhưng những Sūta sinh trong dòng dõi ta, bị loại khỏi việc học Veda—theo mệnh lệnh của Brahmā (Ajā)—thì kế sinh nhai của họ trở thành việc tụng đọc và giảng giải các Purāṇa.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking in a dharma-narrative context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics; it establishes a dharmic arrangement for transmitting sacred knowledge—Purāṇa discourse—when Vedic access is restricted.
No specific yoga practice is described here; the focus is on adhikāra (eligibility) and the sanctioned means of dharma-teaching through Purāṇa-kathā, which in the Kurma tradition supports devotion, ethics, and later yoga teachings.
The verse is administrative and lineage-based rather than theological; it supports the Purāṇic medium through which the Kurma Purana later presents Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, including Pāśupata-oriented instruction.