Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
ततः कालेन मतिमान् बलिर्वैरोचनिः स्वयम् / यज्ञैर्यज्ञेश्वरं विष्णुमर्चयामास सर्वगम्
tataḥ kālena matimān balirvairocaniḥ svayam / yajñairyajñeśvaraṃ viṣṇumarcayāmāsa sarvagam
Kemudian, pada waktunya, Bali putra Virocana yang bijaksana, dengan tangannya sendiri memuja Viṣṇu yang meliputi segalanya—Tuhan para yajña—melalui upacara-upacara kurban suci.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta conveying the account of the sages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Viṣṇu “sarvagam” (all-pervading), the verse points to the Supreme as present everywhere and reachable through dharmic worship—suggesting the Divine reality that pervades all beings and worlds.
The verse highlights karma-yoga in a Purāṇic-Vedic mode: worship through yajña (sacrificial action) offered to Yajñeśvara. In Kurma Purana’s synthesis, disciplined ritual action performed with devotion functions as a yogic means of purification leading toward higher contemplation.
While explicitly naming Viṣṇu as the Lord of sacrifice, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis treats such worship as aligned with the one supreme Īśvara; thus, devotion expressed through yajña supports the non-sectarian vision where supreme divinity is approached through multiple sanctioned forms.