Shloka 22
Cosmic Night, Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā, and the Varāha Raising of the Earth
इत्थं स भगवान् विष्णुः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः / प्रसादमकरोत् तेषां वराहवपुरीश्वरः
itthaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ sanakādyairabhiṣṭutaḥ / prasādamakarot teṣāṃ varāhavapurīśvaraḥ
इत्थं स भगवान्विष्णुः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः। प्रसादमकरोत्तेषां वराहवपुरीश्वरः॥
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Viṣṇu’s response to the sages’ hymn)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes the Supreme as Bhagavān—personally responsive and grace-giving—showing that realization is not only through austerity and knowledge but also through divine prasāda bestowed upon purified seekers.
The verse highlights bhakti as a yogic discipline: praise (stuti) offered by realized sages becomes a means of inner purification, culminating in prasāda—supportive of the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis of jñāna, tapas, and devotion.
By presenting Viṣṇu as the supreme giver of grace in a Purāṇa known for Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony, it supports a non-competitive, synthetic theology where divine favor and liberation are grounded in one ultimate Lord approached through complementary traditions.