Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
नमस्ताराय तीर्थाय नमो योगर्धिहेतवे / नमो धर्माधिगम्याय योगगम्याय ते नमः
namastārāya tīrthāya namo yogardhihetave / namo dharmādhigamyāya yogagamyāya te namaḥ
Ehrerbietung Dir, der rettenden «Tārā» — dem heiligen Tīrtha, der Furt. Ehrerbietung Dir, der Ursache yogischer Errungenschaften und Vollkommenheiten. Ehrerbietung Dir, der durch Dharma erkannt und durch Yoga erreicht wird — Dir sei immer wieder Ehrerbietung.
A devotee/sage offering a stuti (hymn) within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame (invocatory praise aligned with Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the one reality approachable in two complementary ways: outwardly through Dharma (right order, duty, sacred conduct) and inwardly through Yoga (direct experiential realization), implying a single transcendent goal behind both.
The verse points to Yoga as a practical means of ‘reaching’ the Divine and acknowledges yogic ṛddhi/siddhi as secondary attainments arising from disciplined practice—consistent with Purāṇic Yoga where realization is higher than mere powers.
By framing the Supreme as accessible through both Dharma and Yoga and as the source of yogic perfection, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shaiva yogic idiom and Vaishnava devotion converge on one ultimate reality.