Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 36
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
अमरो जरया त्यक्तो मम पार्श्वगतः सदा / महागणपतिर्देव्याः पुत्रो भव महेश्वरः
amaro jarayā tyakto mama pārśvagataḥ sadā / mahāgaṇapatirdevyāḥ putro bhava maheśvaraḥ
«មានអមរមួយ អស់កម្លាំងដោយជរា តែងឈរនៅជិតខ្ញុំជានិច្ច។ ឱ មហេស្វរៈ សូមឲ្យគាត់ក្លាយជាមហាគណបតិ—ជាព្រះបុត្ររបស់ព្រះនាងទេវី»។
Likely Lord Śiva addressing/ordaining in relation to Devī and Gaṇapati (narrative voice framed by the Purāṇic narrator).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents divine lordship as the power to ordain cosmic roles: Śiva (Maheśvara) and Devī function as supreme authorities who appoint Gaṇapati—hinting that the ultimate reality governs even immortals and their destinies.
No explicit practice is taught in this line; instead it sets a devotional-theological foundation typical of the Kurma Purana, where reverence to Śiva–Śakti and their appointed deities supports later disciplines such as Pāśupata-oriented worship, mantra, and dhyāna.
Though Viṣṇu is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such Śaiva episodes within a unified Purāṇic theology—divine functions are harmonious, not rival, aligning with the text’s non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava integration.