Shloka 25
Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision
येर्ऽचयिष्यन्ति गोविन्दं मद्भक्ता विधिपूर्वकम् / तेषां तदैश्वरं ज्ञानमुत्पत्स्यति जगन्मय
yer'cayiṣyanti govindaṃ madbhaktā vidhipūrvakam / teṣāṃ tadaiśvaraṃ jñānamutpatsyati jaganmaya
येऽर्चयिष्यन्ति गोविन्दं मद्भक्ता विधिपूर्वकम्। तेषां तदैश्वरं ज्ञानमुत्पत्स्यति जगन्मय॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing devotees (as part of a teaching dialogue with sages/Indradyumna context in the Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that when devotion is disciplined and rule-guided, a higher, Īśvara-centered knowledge arises within—pointing to realization that the all-pervading Lord (jagan-maya) is the inner ground of awareness.
The verse emphasizes vaidhi-bhakti—structured worship according to vidhi—which functions as a yogic discipline (niyama-like restraint and sacred routine) that matures into inner jñāna rather than remaining merely external ritual.
By stressing aiśvara-jñāna (knowledge centered on the one Lord) arising through devotion to Govinda, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian thrust: devotion to the Supreme as Īśvara culminates in unitive knowledge beyond rigid Shaiva–Vaishnava division.