Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 9
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
मां पश्यन्तीह विद्वांशो धार्मिका वेदवादिनः / तेषां सन्निहितो नित्यं ये भक्त्या मामुपासते
māṃ paśyantīha vidvāṃśo dhārmikā vedavādinaḥ / teṣāṃ sannihito nityaṃ ye bhaktyā māmupāsate
この世において、学識ある者—法に立ち、ヴェーダの言葉を語る者—は我を観る。我は、バクティ（信愛）をもって我を礼拝する者のそばに、常に近く在る。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as directly knowable and experientially “seen” by the wise who live by dharma and Vedic truth—implying that realization is not merely intellectual but a lived, devotional vision of Ishvara.
The key practice is upāsanā—steady devotional attendance on the Lord—supported by Vedic study and dharmic conduct, aligning devotion (bhakti) with disciplined life as a practical sādhanā.
While Shiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the principle that the one Ishvara becomes “near” through devotion and dharma—an approach compatible with both Shaiva (Ishvara-centered upāsanā) and Vaishnava (bhakti to Vishnu/Kurma) frameworks.