Shloka 81
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
न तं विदाथ जनकं मोहितास्तस्य मायया / देवदेवं महादेवं भूतानामीश्वरं हरम्
na taṃ vidātha janakaṃ mohitāstasya māyayā / devadevaṃ mahādevaṃ bhūtānāmīśvaraṃ haram
তেওঁৰ মায়াত মোহিত হৈ তোমালোকে সেই জনকক চিনিব নোৱাৰা—সেই হৰক; যি দেৱদেৱ, মহাদেৱ, আৰু সকলো ভূতৰ ঈশ্বৰ-অধিপতি।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/seekers, affirming Mahadeva’s supreme Ishvara-status
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It points to the Supreme Lord as the hidden source-cause (janaka) whom beings fail to recognize due to māyā; realization requires piercing that delusion to know the true Lord behind appearances.
While not naming a technique, the verse implies the Pāśupata-oriented discipline of overcoming māyā through discernment (viveka), devotion to Īśvara, and steady contemplation that removes delusion and reveals the Lord as the inner ruler.
In the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian theology, Vishnu (as Kurma) can proclaim Mahādeva as Īśvara, presenting Shiva and Vishnu as harmonized expressions of the one supreme divine reality worshipped through different names and forms.