Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
आलोक्य तं पुरुषं विश्वकायं महान् बलिर्भक्तियोगेन विष्णुम् / ननाम नारायणमेकमव्ययं स्वचेतसा यं प्रणमन्ति देवाः
ālokya taṃ puruṣaṃ viśvakāyaṃ mahān balirbhaktiyogena viṣṇum / nanāma nārāyaṇamekamavyayaṃ svacetasā yaṃ praṇamanti devāḥ
உலகமே உடலாகிய அந்த புருஷன்—விஷ்ணு—வை நோக்கி, மகான் பலி பக்தியோகத்தால் வணங்கினான். தன் உள்ளுணர்வால் ஒரே அவ்யய நாராயணனை ஆராதித்தான்; அவரையே தேவர்களும் பணிகின்றனர்॥
Suta (narrating to the sages) / Purana-narrator describing Bali’s act of surrender
Primary Rasa: bhakti (mapped to shanta)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the one imperishable Person (Narayana) who is viśvakāya—cosmic-bodied—indicating the transcendent Lord who also pervades and contains the universe, worthy of reverence even by the devas.
Bhakti-yoga is explicit: devotion expressed as inner resolve (svacetasā) and embodied surrender (praṇāma). The verse frames devotion as a disciplined yogic approach to realizing and worshipping the imperishable Lord.
While Shiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis is reflected in the yogic framing: the Supreme is approached through yoga and surrender, a shared Purāṇic method across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, emphasizing one imperishable reality revered by all gods.