Shloka 120
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
ऋषय ऊचुः देवदेव हृषीकेश नाथ नारायणामल / तद् वदाशेषमस्माकं यदुक्तं भवता पुरा
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ devadeva hṛṣīkeśa nātha nārāyaṇāmala / tad vadāśeṣamasmākaṃ yaduktaṃ bhavatā purā
เหล่าฤษีกล่าวว่า—ข้าแต่เทพเหนือเทพ หฤษีเกศ! ข้าแต่นาถะ นารายณะผู้บริสุทธิ์! โปรดตรัสสอนแก่พวกเราทั้งสิ้นตามที่พระองค์เคยตรัสไว้ในกาลก่อนเถิด।
The sages (Ṛṣis)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By addressing Nārāyaṇa as “stainless” (amala) and “God of gods,” the verse points to the Supreme as pure and transcendent; the sages seek the timeless teaching that leads toward realizing that pure Reality.
No specific technique is listed in this verse; it functions as the formal request for complete upadeśa (instruction). In the Kurma Purana’s broader arc, such a request introduces disciplined hearing (śravaṇa), reflection, and later yogic/vrata-based practice aligned with devotion and Pāśupata-oriented spiritual discipline.
The verse directly invokes Nārāyaṇa as the supreme teacher; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, this same supreme Lord is understood as the single highest reality praised through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language, setting the stage for non-sectarian instruction.