Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
उपतस्थुः सुराः सर्वे सिद्धाः साध्याश्च चारणाः / उपेन्द्रमिन्द्रप्रमुखा ब्रह्मा चर्षिगमैर्वृतः
upatasthuḥ surāḥ sarve siddhāḥ sādhyāśca cāraṇāḥ / upendramindrapramukhā brahmā carṣigamairvṛtaḥ
Tous les dieux s’avancèrent pour servir Upendra (Viṣṇu). Les Siddhas, les Sādhyas et les Cāraṇas se tinrent aussi en service; et Indra avec les autres chefs, ainsi que Brahmā entouré de multitudes de ṛṣis, s’approchèrent de Lui.
Suta (narrator) describing the scene in the Kurma Purana’s narrative frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Indirectly, by portraying all cosmic orders—devas, perfected beings, and sages—gathering around Upendra, the verse signals a single supreme center of authority and refuge behind the cosmos, consistent with the Purana’s view of the Supreme as the inner ruler honored by all.
No specific technique is taught in this line; instead it sets a devotional and contemplative mood (upāsanā-bhāva): the highest beings ‘stand in attendance’ upon the Lord, modeling reverent focus and disciplined orientation of mind toward the divine—an essential foundation for later yogic instruction in the text.
While Shiva is not named here, the scene of universal reverence toward Upendra supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the Supreme is approached through multiple divine orders and sages, aligning with the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where ultimate divinity is honored without sectarian rupture.