Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
द्वारपालो ऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा राज्ञः कथितवान् द्रुतम् / मार्कण्डेयो द्रष्टुमिच्छंस्त्वामास्ते द्वार्यसौ मुनिः
dvārapālo 'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājñaḥ kathitavān drutam / mārkaṇḍeyo draṣṭumicchaṃstvāmāste dvāryasau muniḥ
ਦਰਬਾਨ ਨੇ ਉਹਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸਿਆ—“ਮੁਨੀ ਮਾਰਕੰਡੇਯ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਤੇ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।”
Narrator (Purana narrator describing the scene; the quoted speech is by the gatekeeper to the king)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is narrative and does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; it sets the dharmic setting where a realized sage approaches a ruler, a common Purana framework that later supports spiritual instruction.
No specific yoga practice is stated; the verse functions as a transition into dialogue—typical of the Kurma Purana’s method of embedding later teachings (including Pashupata-oriented guidance) within encounters between sages and kings.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it is a court-scene verse preparing for discourse, within a Purana that elsewhere harmonizes Shaiva and Vaishnava viewpoints.