Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
दृष्ट्वा ननृतुरीशानं स्थिताः प्रासादमूर्धसु / मुमुचुः पुष्पवर्षाणि वसुदेवसुतोपरि
dṛṣṭvā nanṛturīśānaṃ sthitāḥ prāsādamūrdhasu / mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vasudevasutopari
Voyant Īśāna, ceux qui se tenaient sur les toits des palais se mirent à danser, et ils répandirent des pluies de fleurs sur le fils de Vasudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa).
Sūta (or the primary Purāṇic narrator) describing the scene
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
By using the title Īśāna while honoring Vasudeva’s son, the verse hints that the one Lord is recognized through multiple divine names and forms—pointing to a unified Supreme reality revered in devotional celebration.
No technical yogic limb is taught directly; the practice implied is bhakti-yoga through darśana (sacred seeing), kīrtana-like rejoicing (dance), and pūjā-upacāra (flower offerings), which the Kurma Purana treats as purifying supports to inner discipline.
It places the epithet Īśāna (often Śiva) alongside worship offered to Vasudeva’s son (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing stance that devotion to either form participates in honoring the one supreme Lord.