Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 34
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
कोटित्रये ऽथ संपूर्णे देवः प्रीतमना भृशम् / आगत्य वरदो ऽस्मीति प्राह भूतगणैर्वृतः
koṭitraye 'tha saṃpūrṇe devaḥ prītamanā bhṛśam / āgatya varado 'smīti prāha bhūtagaṇairvṛtaḥ
When three koṭis had been fully completed, the Deity—greatly delighted at heart—came surrounded by hosts of beings and declared, “I am the giver of boons.”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the epiphany of the Deity)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as a conscious, responsive Īśvara who reveals Himself when austerity is perfected—implying that realization and divine grace culminate after sustained discipline.
The verse highlights long-duration observance (tapas/vrata with counted completion), a hallmark of Purāṇic sādhana that aligns with Pāśupata-style discipline: perseverance, restraint, and single-pointed intent leading to darśana and anugraha (grace).
By describing “the Deity” attended by bhūta-gaṇas (a Śaiva marker) while remaining a universal boon-giving Lord, the Kurma Purana sustains its non-sectarian synthesis where divine functions and symbols interpenetrate rather than conflict.