Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तमब्रवीन्महाबाहुः कृष्णो ब्रह्मविदां वरः / शृण्वतामेव पुत्राणां सर्वेषां प्रहसन्निव
tamabravīnmahābāhuḥ kṛṣṇo brahmavidāṃ varaḥ / śṛṇvatāmeva putrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ prahasanniva
Bấy giờ, Kṛṣṇa tay mạnh—bậc tối thượng trong những người biết Brahman—cất lời với ngài, khi các con trai đều đang lắng nghe, như thể Ngài đang mỉm cười.
Sūta (narrator) describing Kṛṣṇa speaking
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames Kṛṣṇa as a “knower of Brahman,” signaling that the forthcoming instruction concerns Brahman/Ātman-realization rather than merely ritual or worldly counsel.
No specific practice is stated in this verse; it sets the pedagogical scene—teacher speaking, attentive listeners—which is the Purāṇic prelude to yogic and brahmavidyā-oriented instruction (śravaṇa as the first step toward inner discipline).
Not explicitly in this line; however, by emphasizing Brahmavidyā (supreme knowledge), the text aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian tendency where ultimate truth transcends sectarian labels, supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in adjacent teachings.