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
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa—au sein de la Saṃhitā de six mille vers, dans le Pūrva-bhāga—commence le vingt-cinquième chapitre. Sūta dit : Entrant au sommet du Meru, au Kailāsa brillant comme l’or, le Bienheureux Soma—Mahādeva, Mahēśvara—se réjouit avec 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.