Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
वसुदेवावन्महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः / बभूव देवकीपुत्रो देवैरभ्यर्थितो हरिः
vasudevāvanmahābāhurvāsudevo jagadguruḥ / babhūva devakīputro devairabhyarthito hariḥ
വസുദേവവംശത്തിൽ മഹാബാഹുവായ ഹരി—വാസുദേവൻ, ജഗദ്ഗുരു—ദേവന്മാരുടെ അപേക്ഷയാൽ അവതരിച്ച് ദേവകിയുടെ പുത്രനായി ജനിച്ചു.
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya) / Purāṇic narrator voice
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By calling Hari “Jagadguru” and showing His voluntary incarnation, the verse implies a transcendent Lord who remains supreme yet manifests within the world to guide beings toward dharma and liberation—linking divine consciousness with compassionate instruction.
No specific technique is listed, but the verse emphasizes divine anugraha (grace): the gods’ prayerful entreaty leads to the Lord’s descent. In Kurma Purana’s broader yoga framework, such devotion and surrender (bhakti, śaraṇāgati) support inner discipline and realization.
While explicitly Vaishnava in naming Hari as Vāsudeva, its Purāṇic intent aligns with Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the Supreme guides the cosmos as Jagadguru and answers the devas’ need—an overarching divine function that the text often presents in a harmonized Shaiva–Vaishnava theological frame.