Shloka 85
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
तथास्त्वित्याह विश्वात्मा प्रहृष्टमनसा हरः / देवीमालोक्य गिरिजां केशवं परिषस्वजे
tathāstvityāha viśvātmā prahṛṣṭamanasā haraḥ / devīmālokya girijāṃ keśavaṃ pariṣasvaje
“తథాస్తు” అని విశ్వాత్ముడైన హరుడు హర్షభరితమనసుతో పలికెను. అనంతరం గిరిజా దేవిని చూచి కేశవుని ఆలింగనం చేసెను।
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Śiva’s action and words)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Śiva “Viśvātmā” (Universal Self), the verse frames the deity not merely as a personified god but as the all-pervading Self—supporting the Purāṇic move toward a non-sectarian, supra-personal Absolute expressed through divine forms.
No explicit yogic technique is prescribed in this line; instead it highlights inner bhāva (joyful, purified mind—prahṛṣṭa-manas) as the spiritual ground for concord. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such sattvic disposition supports devotion and disciplined practice aligned with dharma and yogic restraint.
Śiva’s joyful assent and his embrace of Keśava dramatize Hari–Hara harmony: the two are shown as mutually honoring, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than rivalry.