Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 30
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
स वव्रे पुनरेवाहं जपेयं कोटिमीश्वरम् / तावदायुर्महादेव देहीति वरमीश्वर
sa vavre punarevāhaṃ japeyaṃ koṭimīśvaram / tāvadāyurmahādeva dehīti varamīśvara
បន្ទាប់មក ខ្ញុំបានជ្រើសពរនេះម្តងទៀតថា៖ «សូមឲ្យខ្ញុំសូត្រឈ្មោះព្រះអម្ចាស់មួយកោដិដង។ ឱ មហាទេវៈ សូមប្រទានអាយុកាលឲ្យខ្ញុំត្រឹមតែប៉ុន្មានដែលត្រូវការ សម្រាប់ជបៈនោះ»—ដូច្នេះខ្ញុំបានសុំពរ ព្រះអម្ចាស់។
A devotee/boon-seeker addressing Mahādeva (Śiva) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It implies that life is best valued as time for God-remembrance (japa of Īśvara), pointing to an inward, Atman-centered spirituality where the highest purpose of embodied existence is sustained contemplation of the Supreme.
The verse highlights japa-yoga—disciplined repetition of Īśvara’s name/mantra—framed as a deliberate sādhana requiring adequate āyuḥ (time and vitality), consistent with Pāśupata-leaning devotion joined to yogic restraint.
By treating Mahādeva as the granter of a boon oriented to Īśvara-japa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion to the Supreme is not sectarian, and Śiva functions as a direct gateway to Īśvara-realization.