Shloka 24
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
कुमारतुल्यो ऽप्रतिमो मेघगम्भीरया गिरा / शिलादं तात तातेति प्राह नन्दी पुनः पुनः
kumāratulyo 'pratimo meghagambhīrayā girā / śilādaṃ tāta tāteti prāha nandī punaḥ punaḥ
കുമാരനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനും അപരിമിതനുമായ നന്ദി, മേഘഗംഭീരമായ സ്വരത്തിൽ ശിലാദനെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും വിളിച്ചു—“താതാ, താതാ!”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Nandī’s speech to Śilāda)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames the spiritual ideal through devotion and humility: the exalted (Nandī) expresses childlike dependence and reverence, a bhakti-disposition that the Kurma Purana often treats as supportive to inner realization (ātma-jñāna) rather than as mere sentiment.
No technique is stated explicitly; the verse highlights a foundational yogic attitude—śraddhā and guru/elder-veneration (here in the form of filial address). In Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-leaning ethos, such disciplined reverence supports steadiness (niyama) and receptivity to instruction.
The verse is primarily Śaiva in setting (Nandī as Śiva’s attendant), yet its devotional tone aligns with the Kurma Purana’s wider synthesis: sincere devotion and dharmic relationship (guru/parental reverence) are honored across sectarian frames, preparing the ground for the text’s non-competitive Śiva–Viṣṇu harmony.