Shloka 13
Cosmic Night, Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā, and the Varāha Raising of the Earth
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय विष्णवे विश्वयोनये / नारायणाय देवाय देवानां हितकारिणे
namaste vāsudevāya viṣṇave viśvayonaye / nārāyaṇāya devāya devānāṃ hitakāriṇe
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय विष्णवे विश्वयोनये। नारायणाय देवाय देवानां हितकारिणे॥
A sage/narrator offering a devotional invocation to Vishnu-Narayana (contextual mangala-śloka style within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame).
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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By hailing Viṣṇu as “viśvayoni” (the source of the universe) and Nārāyaṇa as the divine Lord, the verse points to a single supreme reality that is both transcendent Lord and the causal ground from which the cosmos arises—an Atman/Iśvara vision consistent with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology.
No technical practice is prescribed directly; the verse functions as a mantra-like salutation (namas) cultivating bhakti, humility, and one-pointed remembrance—foundational dispositions that support later Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and contemplation).
Although Śiva is not named in this śloka, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is served by such invocations: the supreme is praised through shared theological titles (Lord, source of the universe, benefactor), allowing sectarian forms to converge in a unified vision of the highest deity.