Shloka 14
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
शिबिरिन्द्रस्तथैवासीच्छतयज्ञोपलक्षणः / बभूव शङ्करे भक्तो महादेवार्चने रतः
śibirindrastathaivāsīcchatayajñopalakṣaṇaḥ / babhūva śaṅkare bhakto mahādevārcane rataḥ
De même, Śibirindra fut renommé comme l’accomplisseur de cent sacrifices ; il devint un dévot de Śaṅkara, sans cesse appliqué à l’adoration de Mahādeva.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Kurma Purana’s discourse frame)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to the Purāṇic ideal that outer dharma (many yajñas) culminates in inner surrender (bhakti) to Īśvara—here expressed as devotion to Śaṅkara—supporting the Kurma Purana’s teaching that realization is fulfilled by God-centered worship rather than ritual alone.
The verse emphasizes sustained devotional absorption (rataḥ) in Mahādeva’s worship—akin to bhakti-yoga and upāsanā—where disciplined ritual life (yajña) matures into steady contemplation and service to Īśvara, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-leaning devotional discipline.
By presenting Śiva-worship as a peak of dharmic attainment for a renowned yajña-performer, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: devotion to Śaṅkara is upheld within a Vaiṣṇava-framed Purāṇic world, reinforcing a complementary (non-hostile) Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.