Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
स चापि कथयामास सर्वज्ञो भगवानृषिः / माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य धर्मान् वेदनिदर्शितान्
sa cāpi kathayāmāsa sarvajño bhagavānṛṣiḥ / māhātmyaṃ devadevasya dharmān vedanidarśitān
Bấy giờ bậc thánh hiền toàn tri ấy cũng cất lời, tuyên dương uy đức của Đấng Thần của chư thần, và giảng bày các pháp (dharma) được Veda minh chứng.
The omniscient Bhagavān-Ṛṣi (a venerable sage-narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it grounds spiritual teaching in Vedic revelation by emphasizing that true dharma and divine greatness are to be understood through Veda-attested instruction, which in the Kurma Purana framework supports realization-oriented dharma leading toward Self-knowledge.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it establishes the scriptural basis for later discipline—dharma “shown by the Veda”—which in the Kurma Purana commonly frames sādhana such as devotion, restraint, and (in broader Kurma teaching) Pāśupata-oriented yogic observances as Veda-aligned.
By praising “Devadeva” while simultaneously rooting dharma in the Veda, the verse supports the Purana’s integrative stance: the supreme divine is praised through shared Vedic authority, a foundation used elsewhere in the text to harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion rather than oppose them.