Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
पुष्पधूपादिभिः स्तोत्रैर्नमस्कारैः प्रदक्षिणैः / उवास तत्र योगात्मा कृत्वा दीक्षां तु नैष्ठिकीम
puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ stotrairnamaskāraiḥ pradakṣiṇaiḥ / uvāsa tatra yogātmā kṛtvā dīkṣāṃ tu naiṣṭhikīma
Avec des offrandes de fleurs, d’encens et autres—ainsi que des hymnes, des prosternations, des salutations et des circumambulations—celui dont l’âme était yoga demeura là, après avoir reçu la dīkṣā d’initiation ferme (naiṣṭhikī).
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents the “yogātmā” as one established in Yoga through disciplined initiation and devotional acts, implying that realization of the Self is supported by steady practice (naiṣṭhikī dīkṣā) and purified worship.
A synthesis of bhakti and yogic discipline: ritual upacāras (flowers, incense), stotra-recitation, namaskāra, and pradakṣiṇā are treated as supports for inner steadiness, culminating in a firm dīkṣā that stabilizes the practitioner in sustained sādhana.
By emphasizing shared sādhana-forms—dīkṣā, stotra, and temple-circumambulation—common to both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative (non-sectarian) devotional-yogic framework rather than a divisive one.