Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
श्रुत्वा नारायणो वाक्यमिन्द्रद्युम्नस्य माधवः / उवाच सस्मितं वाक्यमशेषजगतो हितम्
śrutvā nārāyaṇo vākyamindradyumnasya mādhavaḥ / uvāca sasmitaṃ vākyamaśeṣajagato hitam
Nachdem Nārāyaṇa—Mādhava—die Worte König Indradyumnas vernommen hatte, sprach er mit sanftem Lächeln und gab eine Antwort, die dem Wohl der ganzen Welt diente.
Narayana (Madhava/Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Nārāyaṇa as the compassionate, world-welfare-oriented Supreme guide whose speech is universally beneficial—implying the Lord’s teaching function for all beings, a hallmark of Purāṇic Atman–Īśvara instruction.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative hinge: the Lord’s ‘beneficial speech’ sets the stage for later Kurma Purana instructions that include dharma, devotion, and (in later sections) Yoga-oriented disciplines.
While Śiva is not mentioned here, the verse frames Nārāyaṇa as the universal benefactor-teacher—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where divine instruction supports an integrated Shaiva–Vaishnava spiritual vision across the text.