Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
दृष्ट्वा ननृतुरीशानं स्थिताः प्रासादमूर्धसु / मुमुचुः पुष्पवर्षाणि वसुदेवसुतोपरि
dṛṣṭvā nanṛturīśānaṃ sthitāḥ prāsādamūrdhasu / mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vasudevasutopari
Seeing Īśāna, those stationed upon the rooftops danced, and they released showers of flowers upon Vasudeva’s son (Śrī Kṛṣṇa).
Sūta (or the primary Purāṇic narrator) describing the scene
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
By using the title Īśāna while honoring Vasudeva’s son, the verse hints that the one Lord is recognized through multiple divine names and forms—pointing to a unified Supreme reality revered in devotional celebration.
No technical yogic limb is taught directly; the practice implied is bhakti-yoga through darśana (sacred seeing), kīrtana-like rejoicing (dance), and pūjā-upacāra (flower offerings), which the Kurma Purana treats as purifying supports to inner discipline.
It places the epithet Īśāna (often Śiva) alongside worship offered to Vasudeva’s son (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing stance that devotion to either form participates in honoring the one supreme Lord.