Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
परात् परतरं यान्ति नारायणपरायणाः / न ते तत्र गमिष्यन्ति ये द्विषन्ति महेश्वरम्
parāt parataraṃ yānti nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ / na te tatra gamiṣyanti ye dviṣanti maheśvaram
જે નારાયણને જ પરમ આશ્રય માને છે તે પરાત્પર પરમ પદને પામે છે; પરંતુ જે મહેશ્વર (શિવ)નો દ્વેષ કરે છે તે ત્યાં નથી જતા.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, conveying the Kurma Purāṇa’s Śiva–Viṣṇu concord teaching)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It points to a supreme, utterly transcendent goal (“beyond the beyond”) reached through single-pointed refuge in Nārāyaṇa, while implying that true realization is incompatible with hatred toward the divine (Maheśvara).
The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga as parāyaṇatā—exclusive, steady orientation of mind and life toward Nārāyaṇa—paired with inner purification through abandoning dveṣa (hatred), a prerequisite for higher yogic attainment.
It teaches a synthetic, non-sectarian stance: devotion to Nārāyaṇa leads to the highest state, but contempt for Śiva blocks that attainment—implying reverence for both as aligned expressions of īśvara-tattva.