Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 5
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
श्रुत्वा मुनीनां तद् वाक्यं कृष्णद्वैपायनं प्रभुम् / सूतः पौराणिकः स्मृत्वा भाषितुं ह्युपचक्रमे
śrutvā munīnāṃ tad vākyaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ prabhum / sūtaḥ paurāṇikaḥ smṛtvā bhāṣituṃ hyupacakrame
Nghe lời thỉnh cầu của các bậc hiền triết, Sūta—vị thuật giả Purāṇa—nhớ đến bậc tôn sư Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), rồi liền bắt đầu cất lời.
Sūta (the Purāṇic narrator, responding to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It does not define Ātman directly; it establishes the authoritative transmission of sacred teaching through Vyāsa and the Purāṇic narrator—an essential preface to later metaphysical instruction in the Kurma Purana.
No specific Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it sets the stage for subsequent teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and Ishvara-centered contemplation) by grounding the discourse in remembered scriptural authority (Vyāsa).
The verse is part of the narration framework and does not discuss Shiva–Vishnu directly; it prepares the listener for the Kurma Purana’s later synthesis by emphasizing a single, reliable lineage of instruction rather than sectarian rivalry.