Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
प्रवर्तयामास शुभां कृत्वा वै संहितां द्विजः / पौराणिकीं सुपुण्यार्थां सच्छिष्येषु द्विजातिषु
pravartayāmāsa śubhāṃ kṛtvā vai saṃhitāṃ dvijaḥ / paurāṇikīṃ supuṇyārthāṃ sacchiṣyeṣu dvijātiṣu
Sau khi biên soạn một bộ saṃhitā cát tường, vị hiền triết thuộc hàng “nhị sinh” đã khởi lập dòng truyền thừa Purāṇa—giàu công đức và mục đích thiêng liêng—bằng cách an trí nó nơi các đệ tử xứng đáng trong các giai tầng nhị sinh.
Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the redaction and propagation of the text by a dvija-sage
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes the preservation of liberating knowledge through an auspicious Purāṇic saṁhitā transmitted via the guru–śiṣya lineage, a key means by which teachings about Ātman and Īśvara are safeguarded and made accessible.
No specific yogic technique is named; the focus is on dhārmic pedagogy—propagating a merit-bearing Purāṇic compendium among qualified disciples—supporting the broader Kurma Purana framework where disciplined learning (śravaṇa/adhyayana) under a teacher prepares one for higher sādhana including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.
The verse is about Purāṇic transmission rather than explicit theology; indirectly, it supports the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis by stressing a single authoritative teaching-stream (saṁhitā) handed down to worthy disciples, within which unity-of-Īśvara themes are later articulated.