Shloka 14
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
अत्र देवो महादेवो रुद्राण्या किल विश्वकृत् / रमते ऽध्यापि भगवान् प्रमथैः परिवारितः
atra devo mahādevo rudrāṇyā kila viśvakṛt / ramate 'dhyāpi bhagavān pramathaiḥ parivāritaḥ
येथेच विश्वकर्ता देव महादेव रुद्राणीसमवेत रमण करतात; भगवान आजही प्रमथगणांनी परिवेष्टित होऊन विराजमान आहेत।
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; typically Sūta relating to sages in the Kurma Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying Mahādeva as viśvakṛt (“world-maker”) who nevertheless “abides and delights” here, the verse points to a transcendent Lord who is immanent in sacred space—suggesting the Supreme is both beyond creation and present within it.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; instead it establishes a tirtha-focused contemplative frame: meditation and worship become potent when performed in a place sanctified by the Lord’s abiding presence (Śiva with Rudrāṇī, attended by gaṇas).
While Śiva is explicitly praised here, the Kurma Purana’s broader theology treats such praise as compatible with a unified Īśvara-tattva; honoring Śiva in a tirtha context aligns with the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian opposition.