Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
स तानुवाच भगवान् कैलसशिखरे हरिः / रमते ऽद्य महायोगीं तं दृष्ट्वाहमिहागतः
sa tānuvāca bhagavān kailasaśikhare hariḥ / ramate 'dya mahāyogīṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvāhamihāgataḥ
स तानुवाच भगवान् कैलसशिखरे हरिः । रमते ऽद्य महायोगीं तं दृष्ट्वाहमिहागतः ॥
Bhagavān Hari (Viṣṇu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Hari’s reverent “seeing” of the Mahāyogin, the verse hints that the Supreme is realized through direct vision (darśana) and is approached in multiple divine forms—suggesting an underlying single Reality honored as both Viṣṇu and Śiva.
The key yogic marker is “Mahāyogin,” indicating Śiva as the archetype of perfect yogic absorption (samādhi). The verse emphasizes darśana and proximity to the yogic ideal—implying that devotion, contemplation, and seeking the company/vision of the realized Lord are gateways into yogic attainment.
Hari speaks of beholding the Mahāyogin (Śiva) with reverence, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the two deities are not rivals but mutually honoring manifestations of the one supreme divinity.