Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
प्रणेमुर्गिरिजां देवीं वामपार्श्वे पिनाकिनः / देवासनगतं देवं नारायणमनामयम्
praṇemurgirijāṃ devīṃ vāmapārśve pinākinaḥ / devāsanagataṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam
Sie verneigten sich vor der Göttin Girijā, die zur Linken des Pinākin (Śiva, Träger des Bogens) steht, und ebenso vor dem Gott Nārāyaṇa, der auf dem göttlichen Thron sitzt, frei von allem Leid.
Narrator (Purāṇic sūta-style narration describing the assembled devotees/sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By honoring both Girijā with Śiva and Nārāyaṇa as “anāmayam” (untainted by affliction), the verse points to the divine as transcendent and untouched by worldly defects—an indicator of the pure, unconditioned reality that the tradition associates with the Supreme Self.
The verse foregrounds devotional discipline (vandana/pranāma) as a foundational practice: humbling the ego through reverent salutation, aligning the mind toward īśvara-bhāva—an entry-point that later supports steadier concentration and inner purification in Yoga-shāstra-oriented teaching.
It places Śiva (with Girijā) and Nārāyaṇa side by side as equally worthy of reverence, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance in which devotion can honor both forms without sectarian opposition.