Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
श्रुत्वा तेषां तदा वाक्यं विष्णुर्दानवमर्दनः / प्रोवाच देवीं संप्रेक्ष्य नारदादीनकल्मषान्
śrutvā teṣāṃ tadā vākyaṃ viṣṇurdānavamardanaḥ / provāca devīṃ saṃprekṣya nāradādīnakalmaṣān
ព្រះវិṣṇu អ្នកបំផ្លាញដានវៈ បានស្តាប់ពាក្យរបស់ពួកគេហើយ ទ្រង់បានមើលទៅកាន់ទេវី ហើយបញ្ចេញទស្សនៈទៅលើនារ៉ដា និងឥសីដ៏បរិសុទ្ធទាំងឡាយ រួចទ្រង់បានមានព្រះបន្ទូល។
Vishnu (Lord Hari), addressing the Goddess in the presence of Narada and other sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents Vishnu as the responsive, conscious Lord who hears, discerns, and speaks—hinting at the Supreme as awareness that illumines and guides sages, a theme later expanded in the Kurma Purana’s higher teachings.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it sets the contemplative setting—pure-minded sages (akalmaṣa) and divine instruction—an essential prerequisite emphasized in Yoga-shastra: purity, right company, and receptivity to śāstra and guru-like guidance.
By framing Vishnu’s discourse in the presence of the Goddess and stainless sages, it supports the Purana’s synthetic style: the Supreme guides through multiple divine forms and teachings, preparing the ground for the later non-sectarian, integrative theology (often read alongside Shaiva-oriented Pashupata-Yoga themes).