Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
यदा यदा हि मां नित्यं विचिन्तयसि पद्मज / तदा तदा मे सान्निध्यं भविष्यति तवानघ
yadā yadā hi māṃ nityaṃ vicintayasi padmaja / tadā tadā me sānnidhyaṃ bhaviṣyati tavānagha
كلّما—مرةً بعد مرة—داومتَ على التأمّل فيّ، يا مولودَ اللوتس، فحينئذٍ—مرةً بعد مرة—تنهضُ لكَ حضوري القريب، يا بريءَ الإثم.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Ishvara) speaking
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as immediately accessible through steady contemplation: the realized nearness (sānnidhya) is not merely physical but a direct experiential disclosure of the ever-present Self when the mind abides in remembrance.
Nitya-vicintana (constant contemplative remembrance) is emphasized—an Ishvara-centered dhyāna aligned with Purāṇic Yoga practice, where repeated recollection stabilizes awareness and invites anugraha (grace) culminating in sānnidhya.
Though spoken by Vishnu as Kurma, the teaching matches the Pāśupata-leaning Purāṇic principle that the one Ishvara responds to devotion and meditation; the focus is on unified lordship and grace rather than sectarian separation.