Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तस्मात् कालात् समारभ्य ब्रह्मा चाहं सदैव हि / पूजयावो महादेवं लोकानां हितकाम्यया
tasmāt kālāt samārabhya brahmā cāhaṃ sadaiva hi / pūjayāvo mahādevaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Depuis ce temps-là, Brahmā et moi, en vérité, n’avons cessé d’adorer Mahādeva, désirant le bien de tous les mondes.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking (self-referential ‘ahaṃ’ alongside Brahmā), presenting Shaiva–Vaishnava concord through devotion to Mahadeva
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By showing Brahmā and the speaker (Vishnu/Kūrma) worshipping Mahādeva, the verse implies a single supreme reality honored through different divine forms—supporting the Purana’s integrative, non-sectarian theology rather than a rigid separation of divinities.
The practice emphasized is devotional upāsanā—regular worship undertaken with loka-hita (universal welfare) as the intention. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such worship functions as a disciplined spiritual orientation aligned with dharma and inner purification, complementing Pashupata-style devotion.
It depicts concord: Vishnu (as the narrator) and Brahmā worship Mahādeva, presenting Śiva as worthy of highest reverence and implying unity and mutual honor among the principal deities—an explicit Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonization typical of the Kurma Purana.