Shloka 78
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
दर्शनं च महेशस्य माहात्म्यं विष्णुनेरितम् / दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानं च ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
darśanaṃ ca maheśasya māhātmyaṃ viṣṇuneritam / divyadṛṣṭipradānaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
Ferner wird die heilige Schau Mahēśas geschildert, die von Viṣṇu verkündete Größe, und die Verleihung göttlicher Sicht an Brahmā, Parameṣṭhin, den höchsten Herrn der Wesen.
Narratorial voice within the Purana (contextual summary of topics being taught, traditionally within the Sūta–Śaunaka dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By linking Śiva’s darśana with Viṣṇu’s proclamation of greatness and Brahmā’s divya-dṛṣṭi, the verse points to a single transcendent reality approached through different divine forms—vision and insight arise through grace rather than mere intellect.
The verse implies the yogic fruit of divya-dṛṣṭi (suprasensory perception), a classical result associated with purification, devotion, and īśvara-anugraha (the Lord’s grace), aligning with Purāṇic yoga where realization culminates in direct spiritual vision (darśana).
It presents Viṣṇu as the one who proclaims Mahēśa’s glory, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: reverence is mutual and the divine functions are harmonized rather than opposed.