Shloka 153
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
इत्येवं मन्यमानानां ध्यानमार्गावलम्बिनाम् / आविरासीन्महादेवी देवी गिरिवरात्मजा
ityevaṃ manyamānānāṃ dhyānamārgāvalambinām / āvirāsīnmahādevī devī girivarātmajā
ধ্যানমার্গে প্রতিষ্ঠিত তাঁদের মনে এভাবে ভাবনা জাগতেই মহাদেবী—শ্রেষ্ঠ পর্বতের কন্যা—তাঁদের সামনে আবির্ভূত হলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice within the Kurma Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes that sustained dhyāna (meditative absorption) culminates in direct manifestation/realization of the divine presence—an experiential confirmation of the inner reality sought by yogins.
The verse highlights dhyāna-mārga—reliance on the disciplined path of meditation—implying steadiness, one-pointed contemplation, and receptivity whereby divine vision (darśana) arises as the fruit of practice.
By foregrounding the Goddess’ epiphany as the result of yogic contemplation, the Purāṇic synthesis is reinforced: devotion and meditation lead to the same supreme reality expressed through different forms (Śaiva-Śākta-Vaiṣṇava) without contradiction.