Shloka 12
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
काश्चिद् भूषणवर्याणि स्वाङ्गादादाय सादरम् / भूषयाञ्चक्रिरे कृष्णं कामिन्यो लोकभूषणम्
kāścid bhūṣaṇavaryāṇi svāṅgādādāya sādaram / bhūṣayāñcakrire kṛṣṇaṃ kāminyo lokabhūṣaṇam
ചില കാമിനികൾ തങ്ങളുടെ ദേഹത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ശ്രേഷ്ഠാഭരണങ്ങൾ ആദരത്തോടെ എടുത്ത്, ലോകത്തിന്റെ തന്നെ ഭൂഷണമാകുന്ന കൃഷ്ണനെ അലങ്കരിച്ചു।
Sūta (narrator) describing Kṛṣṇa-līlā to the sages
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling Kṛṣṇa “the ornament of the worlds,” the verse implies that divine beauty and value are not added to the Supreme by external objects; rather, all adornment derives its meaning from Him, the inner ground of splendor.
No technique is taught explicitly; the verse models bhakti as a yogic mood—reverent offering (ārpaṇa-bhāva) and one-pointed attention on the Lord—supporting inner recollection akin to devotional dhyāna.
It does not name Śiva directly, but it aligns with the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian theology: the Supreme is self-luminous and complete, so all auspicious qualities (śrī, tejas, bhūṣaṇa) are inherent—an idea shared across both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva presentations in the Kūrma Purāṇa.