Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 53
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
सूत उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा भगवान् विरराम जनार्दनः / तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो विष्णुं शक्रेण सह माधवम्
sūta uvāca etāvaduktvā bhagavān virarāma janārdanaḥ / tuṣṭuvurmunayo viṣṇuṃ śakreṇa saha mādhavam
সূত ক’লে: ইমান কথা কৈ ভগৱান জনাৰ্দন নীৰৱ হ’ল। তেতিয়া মুনিসকলে শক্ৰ (ইন্দ্ৰ)সহ বিষ্ণু—মাধৱ—ক স্তৱ কৰিলে।
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents Janārdana as “Bhagavān,” the worship-worthy Supreme, whose teaching culminates in silence and is received with reverent praise—signaling the transcendent status of the Lord beyond mere speech.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it marks the completion of instruction and the devotional response (stuti), which in Purāṇic yoga functions as bhakti-aṅga—praise and remembrance that stabilize the mind in the Lord.
While Śiva is not named here, the scene models Purāṇic synthesis: devas and sages unite in honoring the Supreme Lord, a shared devotional posture that the Kūrma tradition often uses to harmonize Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams.