Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
अपृच्छद् विष्णुमाहात्मयं भक्तियोगमनुत्तमम् / पूजाविधानं प्रह्लादं तदाहासौ चकार सः
apṛcchad viṣṇumāhātmayaṃ bhaktiyogamanuttamam / pūjāvidhānaṃ prahlādaṃ tadāhāsau cakāra saḥ
وسأل عن عظمةِ فيشنو، وعن يوغا البَكْتي التي لا تُدانى، وعن منهج العبادة على وجهه الصحيح؛ ثم إنّ برهلادا نفسه بيّن ذلك، فعمل هو بما أُمِرَ به.
Sūta (narrator) describing the inquiry and Prahlāda’s instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it points to realizing the Supreme through Viṣṇu’s māhātmya (divine greatness) and bhakti-yoga, implying that devotion and right understanding are valid means to approach the highest reality.
Bhakti-yoga is foregrounded—devotional discipline expressed through inquiry (śravaṇa/learning), instruction, and regulated worship (pūjā-vidhāna), aligning inner devotion with outer rite.
This specific verse names Viṣṇu and bhakti-yoga; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such devotion is typically understood as compatible with honoring Śiva and Viṣṇu as harmonized forms of the one supreme principle.