Shloka 111
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
शयनं केशवस्याथ माहात्म्यं च महात्मनः / मन्वन्तराणां कथनं विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमेव च
śayanaṃ keśavasyātha māhātmyaṃ ca mahātmanaḥ / manvantarāṇāṃ kathanaṃ viṣṇormāhātmyameva ca
Luego se describirá el divino reposo de Keshava y la grandeza de ese Señor de gran alma; el relato de los Manvantaras y, en verdad, la gloria de Viṣṇu también.
Narrator (Purana-style sūta/ṛṣi narration introducing the forthcoming subject-matter)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By foregrounding Vishnu’s “śayana” (cosmic repose) and “māhātmya” (transcendent glory), the verse points to the Supreme as beyond ordinary activity—governing cycles of time (Manvantaras) while remaining inwardly established in divine stillness.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a thematic preface. Still, the motif of divine repose supports Kurma Purana’s broader yogic emphasis on inner steadiness (śama) and contemplative absorption that underlies later teachings, including Pashupata-oriented discipline and Ishvara-centered meditation.
Indirectly: it frames Vishnu’s cosmic function and sacred greatness as a central topic, which in the Kurma Purana commonly harmonizes with Shaiva perspectives—presenting sectarian deities within a unified dharmic and yogic vision rather than in opposition.