Shloka 23
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नारदो भगवानृषिः / दृष्ट्वा कैलासशिखरे कृष्णं द्वारवतीं गतः
etasminneva kāle tu nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ / dṛṣṭvā kailāsaśikhare kṛṣṇaṃ dvāravatīṃ gataḥ
అదే సమయంలో దివ్య ఋషి నారదుడు—కైలాస శిఖరంపై కృష్ణుని దర్శించి—ద్వారవతి (ద్వారక) వైపు బయలుదేరాడు।
Suta/Vyasa-narration (third-person Purana narrator describing events)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by placing Kṛṣṇa on Kailāsa, the verse hints at the Purāṇic vision that the one Supreme Reality can be approached through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva symbols—pointing to a unifying, non-sectarian ground of divinity rather than separate ultimates.
No explicit practice is taught in this line; it functions as narrative linkage. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis (and later Ishvara Gita themes), such passages set the stage for disciplined dharma and yoga by showing sages like Nārada moving between sacred centers and transmitting teachings.
By locating Kṛṣṇa on Kailāsa—Śiva’s iconic abode—the verse suggests intimacy and harmony between the Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava spheres, supporting the Kurma Purana’s tendency toward Shiva–Vishnu unity rather than rivalry.