Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 102
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
मोहस्तयोस्तु कथितो गमनं चोर्ध्वतो ऽप्यधः / संस्तवो देवदेवस्य प्रसादः परमेष्ठिनः
mohastayostu kathito gamanaṃ cordhvato 'pyadhaḥ / saṃstavo devadevasya prasādaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
Thus the delusion of those two has been described, and also their movement—both upward and downward. (Now is declared) the hymn of praise to the God of gods, and the grace of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin).
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames liberation-oriented understanding as arising through prasāda (divine grace): after describing delusion and the soul’s upward/downward course, it points to praise of the Supreme (Parameṣṭhin) as the means by which clarity and higher realization are bestowed.
The verse emphasizes saṃstava (devotional praise) as a sādhana that attracts prasāda; in Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma teaching, such praise supports inner purification that steadies the mind for dhyāna and disciplined practice.
By using universal titles like Devadeva and Parameṣṭhin without sectarian restriction, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach where the Supreme is praised in a way compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava theologies.