Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
ब्राह्मं पुराणं प्रथमं पाद्मं वैष्णवमेव च / शैवं भागवतं चैव भविष्यं नारदीयकम्
brāhmaṃ purāṇaṃ prathamaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavameva ca / śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ caiva bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyakam
首先是《梵天普拉那》（Brāhma）；其次《莲华》（Pādma）与《毗湿奴》（Vaiṣṇava）；同样还有《湿婆》（Śaiva）与《薄伽梵》（Bhāgavata）；并有《未来》（Bhaviṣya）与《那罗陀》（Nāradīya）。
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it situates authority by listing major Purāṇas, implying that knowledge of dharma and the Supreme is approached through the Purāṇic śāstra tradition.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it is a classificatory passage. In the Kurma Purāṇa, yogic instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) appears more explicitly in later doctrinal sections such as the Īśvara-gītā context.
By placing Vaiṣṇava (Vaiṣṇava/Bhāgavata) and Śaiva texts side-by-side within one authoritative list, the verse supports the Kurma Purāṇa’s inclusive Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: both streams are treated as valid Purāṇic revelations within dharma.