Shloka 41
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
इह देवो महादेवो रममाणः सहोमया / अध्यास्ते भगवानीशो भक्तानामनुकम्पया
iha devo mahādevo ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā / adhyāste bhagavānīśo bhaktānāmanukampayā
Di sini Mahādeva bersemayam dengan sukacita bersama Umā; Bhagavān Īśa tinggal di tempat ini kerana belas kasih-Nya kepada para bhakta.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/authorial narration within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-mahātmya style passages)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Śiva “Bhagavān Īśa” who compassionately abides for devotees, the verse frames the Supreme as a present, accessible Lord—immanent in sacred space—who responds to devotion rather than remaining a distant abstraction.
The verse points to tīrtha-sevā and īśvara-bhakti as practical disciplines: approaching a sanctified place where Īśa ‘abides,’ cultivating remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent contemplation (dhyāna) of Śiva with Umā—supports steadiness of mind central to Purāṇic yoga.
Within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, the compassionate, all-blessed Īśa described here aligns with the Purāṇic view that the Supreme is one reality honored through multiple divine forms—supporting harmony rather than rivalry between Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotion.