Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
अर्चयन्ति महादेवं यज्ञदानसमाधिभिः / व्रतोपवासैर्विविधैर्हेमैः स्वाध्यायतर्पणैः
arcayanti mahādevaṃ yajñadānasamādhibhiḥ / vratopavāsairvividhairhemaiḥ svādhyāyatarpaṇaiḥ
Ils vénèrent Mahādeva par les rites du yajña, par le don et par l’absorption en samādhi ; par des vœux et des jeûnes de maintes sortes ; par des offrandes d’or ; et par le svādhyāya (étude sacrée) ainsi que le tarpaṇa (rite d’apaisement).
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) describing the approved modes of Śiva-worship within Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By listing yajña, dāna, and samādhi as valid approaches to Mahādeva, the verse implies that realization is supported by both outer dharma and inner yoga—pointing toward the inner Self approached through samādhi, not merely external rite.
The explicit practice is samādhi—meditative absorption—presented alongside vows, fasting, and scriptural self-study, indicating a Kurma Purana-style integration of Yoga-shāstra with Vaidika observance.
With Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) commending worship of Mahādeva, the Purāṇa frames devotion as complementary rather than sectarian, supporting a non-competitive Shaiva–Vaishnava unity in practice.