Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
प्रसादाज्जायते ह्येतन्मम शैलेन्द्रनन्दिनि / अप्रबुद्धा न पश्यन्ति मम मायाविमोहिताः
prasādājjāyate hyetanmama śailendranandini / aprabuddhā na paśyanti mama māyāvimohitāḥ
मम प्रसादादेवैतत् तत्त्वज्ञानं प्रजायते, शैलेन्द्रनन्दिनि। ये तु अप्रबुद्धाः, ते मम मायया विमोहिताः सन्तो मां तत्त्वं वा न पश्यन्ति॥
Lord Vishnu (as the Supreme Lord, speaking to Pārvatī/Śailendranandinī)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that the Supreme Reality is not grasped by ordinary perception; true recognition arises through the Lord’s prasāda, while Māyā obscures the vision of the unawakened.
The verse foregrounds inner awakening (prabodha) supported by divine grace—an essential premise for Yoga-sādhana in the Kurma Purana, where discipline bears fruit when aligned with īśvara-anugraha (the Lord’s favor).
By addressing Pārvatī while speaking as the Supreme Lord, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same Supreme reality is taught across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames, with Māyā and grace functioning universally.