Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
इति श्रीकूर्मपूराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे चतुर्विशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच प्रविश्य मेरुशिखरं कैलासं कनकप्रभम् / रराम भगवान् सोमः केशवेन महेश्वरः
iti śrīkūrmapūrāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge caturviśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca praviśya meruśikharaṃ kailāsaṃ kanakaprabham / rarāma bhagavān somaḥ keśavena maheśvaraḥ
Así, en el Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa—en la Saṃhitā de seis mil versos, en el Pūrva-bhāga—comienza el capítulo vigésimo quinto. Sūta dijo: Al entrar en la cumbre de Meru, en Kailāsa resplandeciente como el oro, el Bienaventurado Soma—Mahādeva, Mahēśvara—se regocijó junto con Keśava (Viṣṇu).
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames divinity as harmonized rather than opposed: Śiva (Soma/Maheśvara) rejoicing with Viṣṇu (Keśava) signals a non-sectarian vision where the Supreme is approached through complementary forms.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a narrative setting at Kailāsa, a sacred locus often associated with tapas and contemplative discipline, preparing the ground for later doctrinal exposition.
It depicts concord and shared divine presence: Maheśvara (Śiva) delights together with Keśava (Viṣṇu), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than rivalry.