Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
ततो बहुतिथे काले भगवन्तं जनार्दनम् / दधार गर्भं देवानां माता नारायणं स्वयम्
tato bahutithe kāle bhagavantaṃ janārdanam / dadhāra garbhaṃ devānāṃ mātā nārāyaṇaṃ svayam
Dann, nach langer Zeit, empfing die Mutter der Götter selbst in ihrem Schoß den seligen Janārdana — Nārāyaṇa in eigener Person.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing the incarnation narrative
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as personally manifest (svayam Nārāyaṇa), showing that the transcendent Lord can assume an immanent, embodied mode without losing divinity—an idea later harmonized in the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian theology.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it supplies the theological basis for devotion and contemplation—meditating on the Lord’s purposeful descent, a theme that supports later Kurma Purana discussions of disciplined practice (yoga) and devotion (bhakti).
While explicitly naming Nārāyaṇa/Janārdana, it fits the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where the one Supreme can be praised through multiple divine forms; the narrative groundwork allows later teachings to affirm unity across Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva viewpoints.