Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Cosmic Night, Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā, and the Varāha Raising of the Earth
इत्थं स भगवान् विष्णुः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः / प्रसादमकरोत् तेषां वराहवपुरीश्वरः
itthaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ sanakādyairabhiṣṭutaḥ / prasādamakarot teṣāṃ varāhavapurīśvaraḥ
এইভাবে সনক প্রভৃতি ঋষিদের দ্বারা স্তূত ভগবান বিষ্ণু—বরাহবপুরীর ঈশ্বর—তাঁদের প্রতি প্রসন্ন হয়ে কৃপা বর্ষণ করলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Viṣṇu’s response to the sages’ hymn)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes the Supreme as Bhagavān—personally responsive and grace-giving—showing that realization is not only through austerity and knowledge but also through divine prasāda bestowed upon purified seekers.
The verse highlights bhakti as a yogic discipline: praise (stuti) offered by realized sages becomes a means of inner purification, culminating in prasāda—supportive of the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis of jñāna, tapas, and devotion.
By presenting Viṣṇu as the supreme giver of grace in a Purāṇa known for Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony, it supports a non-competitive, synthetic theology where divine favor and liberation are grounded in one ultimate Lord approached through complementary traditions.