Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
संस्तूयमानो ऽथ मुनीन्द्रसङ्घै- रवाप्य बोधं भगवात्प्रसादात् / समाविशन्मण्डलमेतदग्र्यं त्रयीमयं यत्र विभाति रुद्रः
saṃstūyamāno 'tha munīndrasaṅghai- ravāpya bodhaṃ bhagavātprasādāt / samāviśanmaṇḍalametadagryaṃ trayīmayaṃ yatra vibhāti rudraḥ
പിന്നീട് മുനീന്ദ്രസംഘം സ്തുതിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ഭഗവാന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ബോധം പ്രാപിച്ച്, അവൻ ത്രയീമയമായ ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു—അവിടെ രുദ്രൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷ മഹിമയിൽ പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു।
Suta/Vyasa-narration (Purana narrator describing the attainment; not direct speech)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that true awakening (bodha) is not merely intellectual but a grace-born realization, culminating in entry into a “mandala” where Rudra is directly manifest—suggesting the Self is realized as luminous divine presence rather than as a mere concept.
The verse emphasizes prasāda (divine grace) and inward entry (samāviśan) into a higher state/realm, aligning with meditative absorption where Vedic knowledge (trayīmaya) becomes lived realization—consistent with Pāśupata-leaning purification and contemplative ascent taught in the Kurma tradition.
Awakening arises from “Bhagavan’s” grace, yet the culmination is the vision of Rudra shining in the supreme Vedic sphere—presenting a synthetic theology where the Lord’s grace leads to Rudra-realization, reflecting Shaiva–Vaishnava unity in the Kurma Purana.