Shloka 5
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
षट्कुलीया ऊचुः भगवन् देवमीशानं भर्गमेकं कपर्दिनम् / केनोपायेन पश्यामो ब्रूहि देवनमस्कृतम्
ṣaṭkulīyā ūcuḥ bhagavan devamīśānaṃ bhargamekaṃ kapardinam / kenopāyena paśyāmo brūhi devanamaskṛtam
ഷട്കുലീയ ഋഷികൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭഗവൻ! ദേവന്മാർ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്ന, ഏകമായ ദീപ്തിമാൻ ഭർഗ്ഗൻ, ജടാധാരിയായ ഈശാനദേവനെ ഞങ്ങൾ ഏത് ഉപായത്തിൽ ദർശിക്കാം? ദയചെയ്ത് അരുളുക.
Ṣaṭkulīya sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Īśāna “eka” (the One) and “bharga” (radiant spiritual splendor), the verse points to the Supreme as a singular, luminous reality worthy of direct realization (darśana), not merely conceptual belief.
The verse itself is an inquiry into upāya (a disciplined means). In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva framework, such “means” typically unfold as Pāśupata-oriented sādhana—purification, mantra-japa, meditation, and devotion aimed at direct vision of Īśāna.
Though Śiva is named as the supreme Īśāna, the request is framed within Purāṇic dialogue that often harmonizes sectarian forms—presenting the One Lord as approachable through complementary Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, consistent with Kurma Purana’s synthesis.