Shloka 42
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तत्रासनवरे रम्ये जाम्बवत्या सहाच्युतः / भ्राजते मालया देवो यथा देव्या समन्वितः
tatrāsanavare ramye jāmbavatyā sahācyutaḥ / bhrājate mālayā devo yathā devyā samanvitaḥ
അവിടെ മനോഹരമായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാസനത്തിൽ ജാംബവതിയോടൊപ്പം അച്യുതൻ ഇരുന്നു; മാലയാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച പ്രഭു, ദേവിയോടുകൂടിയ ദേവനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനായി തിളങ്ങി।
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vaiśaṃpāyana-style narrative voice describing Sri Krishna)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By portraying Acyuta as self-luminous (“bhrājate”), the verse hints at the divine as inherently radiant and complete, not dependent on external support—an aesthetic echo of the Self’s intrinsic luminosity.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it supports a devotional contemplation (dhyāna) on the Lord’s auspicious form with his śakti/consort—often used as an aid for one-pointed remembrance in bhakti-oriented meditation.
Indirectly, it uses a pan-Purāṇic theological idiom—God attended by Goddess—compatible with both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva frameworks where the Supreme is understood along with śakti, supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic tone.