Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
यां श्रुत्वा पापकर्मापि गच्छेत परमां गतिम् / न नास्तिके कथां पुण्यामिमां ब्रूयात् कदाचन
yāṃ śrutvā pāpakarmāpi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim / na nāstike kathāṃ puṇyāmimāṃ brūyāt kadācana
听闻此圣善之事迹，即便造作罪业者也能趋至最高归宿。因此，切不可在任何时候向不信者（nāstika）宣诵这段功德之叙事。
Sūta (narrator) addressing the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (framing instruction on eligibility to hear the Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses transformative śravaṇa—hearing sanctifying truth can lift even the sinful to the “highest state,” implying liberation is accessed through right reception of sacred teaching rather than mere social status.
The verse foregrounds śravaṇa (disciplined listening) as a primary spiritual limb—an entry practice that supports later yoga, mantra, and devotion taught in the Kurma Purana by establishing receptivity, faith, and purity of intention.
Not explicitly; it sets a rule for transmitting a ‘puṇya-kathā’ that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, includes teachings that harmonize devotion and yogic discipline across sectarian lines.