Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
तपसा भगवान् प्रीतः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः / आगत्य देवो राजानं प्राह दामोदरः स्वयम्
tapasā bhagavān prītaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ / āgatya devo rājānaṃ prāha dāmodaraḥ svayam
王のタパスに喜ばれたバガヴァーン—法螺貝・円盤・棍棒を持つ御方—が自ら来臨し、神なるダーモダラご自身が王に語りかけた。
Narrator (Purana narrator describing the event; the next speech is by Lord Damodara/Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as a responsive, conscious Lord (Bhagavan) who is not merely abstract but capable of direct self-manifestation and grace when approached through disciplined tapas.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as a core yogic discipline—self-restraint and sustained spiritual effort—that culminates in divine prīti (favor) and darśana (direct encounter).
Though explicitly Vaishnava in iconography (conch, discus, mace), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by treating tapas—central to Shaiva/Pashupata discipline—as equally efficacious for attaining Vishnu’s direct grace.