Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 21
ओङ्कारमुच्चार्य विलोक्य देवम् अन्तःशरीरे निहितं गुहायाम् / समस्तुवन् ब्रह्ममयैर्वचोभिर् आनन्दपूर्णायतमानसास्ते
oṅkāramuccārya vilokya devam antaḥśarīre nihitaṃ guhāyām / samastuvan brahmamayairvacobhir ānandapūrṇāyatamānasāste
ওঁকাৰ উচ্চাৰণ কৰি, অন্তঃশৰীৰৰ হৃদয়-গুহাত নিহিত দেৱক দৰ্শন কৰি, তেওঁলোকে ব্ৰহ্মময় বাক্যৰে স্তৱ কৰিলে; আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ মন আনন্দে পৰিপূৰ্ণ হৈ বিস্তাৰিত হ’ল।
Narratorial voice within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context (describing the practitioners’ meditative act as taught by Lord Kurma).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Supreme as the indwelling Divine hidden in the “cave” of the heart—realized through inner vision after Oṃ-recitation—showing Īśvara/Brahman as inwardly present rather than merely external.
Pranava-japa (uttering Oṃ), inward contemplative seeing (dhyāna/darśana) of the Lord in the heart, and Brahman-centered stuti (praise) that culminates in ānanda and an expanded, steady mind—features consistent with Kurma Purana’s Yoga-oriented devotion.
By emphasizing the one Deva as Brahman within the heart and praising Him with “Brahman-filled” speech, the verse supports the Purana’s non-sectarian, non-dual thrust: the Supreme worshipped as Īśvara transcends single-form limitation, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava contemplations.