Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कदाचिद् विष्णुचोदितः / सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरं प्राप महामुनिः
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kadācid viṣṇucoditaḥ / sanatkumāro bhagavān puraṃ prāpa mahāmuniḥ
जब वह इस प्रकार शासन कर रहा था, तब एक समय विष्णु की प्रेरणा से भगवान् महामुनि सनत्कुमार उस नगर में पहुँचे।
Suta (narrator) describing the unfolding events
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies a supreme, directive intelligence: Viṣṇu initiates the right encounter through Sanatkumāra, suggesting that higher spiritual order guides events beyond ordinary agency.
No specific technique is named; the verse instead highlights daiva-preraṇā (divine prompting) and satsanga (contact with a realized sage) as catalysts that commonly precede instruction in Yoga and dharma within the Kurma Purana.
By showing Viṣṇu guiding seekers toward a brahmarṣi teacher (Sanatkumāra), it supports the Purana’s integrative theology—divine grace can operate through varied lineages and sages, aligning Vaishnava devotion with broader Shaiva-Yogic instruction.