Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कदाचिद् विष्णुचोदितः / सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरं प्राप महामुनिः
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kadācid viṣṇucoditaḥ / sanatkumāro bhagavān puraṃ prāpa mahāmuniḥ
ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਰਾਜ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ, ਤਦ ਇੱਕ ਵੇਲੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਮਹਾਮੁਨੀ ਸਨਤਕੁਮਾਰ ਉਸ ਨਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ।
Suta (narrator) describing the unfolding events
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies a supreme, directive intelligence: Viṣṇu initiates the right encounter through Sanatkumāra, suggesting that higher spiritual order guides events beyond ordinary agency.
No specific technique is named; the verse instead highlights daiva-preraṇā (divine prompting) and satsanga (contact with a realized sage) as catalysts that commonly precede instruction in Yoga and dharma within the Kurma Purana.
By showing Viṣṇu guiding seekers toward a brahmarṣi teacher (Sanatkumāra), it supports the Purana’s integrative theology—divine grace can operate through varied lineages and sages, aligning Vaishnava devotion with broader Shaiva-Yogic instruction.