Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
तस्य गानरतस्याथ भगवानम्बिकापतिः / कन्यारत्नं ददौ देवो दुर्लभं त्रिदशैरपि
tasya gānaratasyātha bhagavānambikāpatiḥ / kanyāratnaṃ dadau devo durlabhaṃ tridaśairapi
Alors, à celui qui se complaisait dans le chant sacré, le Seigneur Bienheureux—époux d’Ambikā—accorda un joyau parmi les jeunes filles : une vierge divine si rare que même les Trente-Trois dieux l’obtiennent à peine.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Śiva’s boon within the Kurma Purana narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents the Lord as ‘Bhagavān’ who dispenses fruits of devotion, implying a conscious, sovereign reality that responds to sincere bhakti expressed through sacred song.
The verse highlights bhakti-yoga through gāna (devotional hymn-singing) as a disciplined practice—channeling mind, speech, and emotion into one-pointed praise that becomes a means to divine grace.
Even when the Kurma Purana’s wider frame is Vaishnava (Kurma/Vishnu), this verse foregrounds Śiva (Ambikāpati) as the gracious bestower—reflecting the text’s synthesis where devotion to either form participates in one sacred order.