Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
एवं हि लौकिकं मार्गं प्रदर्शयति स प्रभुः / स यत् प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते
evaṃ hi laukikaṃ mārgaṃ pradarśayati sa prabhuḥ / sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanuvartate
Vì thế, chính Đấng Chúa Tể ấy nêu bày con đường đúng đắn của đời sống thế gian; chuẩn mực nào Ngài lập làm thẩm quyền, muôn người đều noi theo.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as the authoritative teacher of dharma (contextual attribution within Purva-bhaga instruction passages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as the living measure (pramāṇa) of right conduct—implying that ultimate spiritual authority is not merely conceptual but embodied as the guiding principle behind dharma that the world naturally follows.
No specific technique is named; the verse establishes the ethical and dharmic ground for Yoga: before Pashupata-oriented discipline or any meditative path, one aligns conduct with the Lord’s demonstrated standard, making dharma the prerequisite framework for inner practice.
By centering authority in the single “Prabhu” who sets pramāṇa for the world, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the supreme divine principle is one, even when honored through Shaiva or Vaishnava idioms.