Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
समास्यतां भवता तत्र नित्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान् देवतानामलभ्यान् / ध्यायस्व मां सततं भक्तियोगात् प्रवेक्ष्यसे कल्पदाहे पुनर्माम्
samāsyatāṃ bhavatā tatra nityaṃ bhuktvā bhogān devatānāmalabhyān / dhyāyasva māṃ satataṃ bhaktiyogāt pravekṣyase kalpadāhe punarmām
तू तेथे नित्य वास कर आणि देवांनाही न मिळणारे भोग भोग. तरी भक्तियोगाने सदैव माझे ध्यान कर; कल्पदाहाच्या वेळी तू पुन्हा माझ्यात प्रवेश करशील.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Narayana as Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara/Narayana) as the final refuge into whom the devotee “enters” at cosmic dissolution—implying liberation as re-absorption/union with the highest reality beyond even divine enjoyments.
It emphasizes bhakti-yoga expressed as continual dhyāna (constant meditation/remembrance of the Lord), treating devotion as a disciplined yogic method that culminates in final entry into Ishvara.
While Vishnu as Kurma speaks directly, the teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: devotion and yogic absorption in the single Ishvara is the goal, a framework compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava (Narayana-bhakti) orientations.