Shloka 67
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
अपृच्छद् विष्णुमाहात्मयं भक्तियोगमनुत्तमम् / पूजाविधानं प्रह्लादं तदाहासौ चकार सः
apṛcchad viṣṇumāhātmayaṃ bhaktiyogamanuttamam / pūjāvidhānaṃ prahlādaṃ tadāhāsau cakāra saḥ
เขาทูลถามถึงมหิมาของพระวิษณุ ถึงภักติโยคอันยอดเยี่ยม และถึงวิธีบูชาที่ถูกต้อง; แล้วปรหลาทะก็กล่าวอธิบาย และเขาก็ปฏิบัติตามนั้น
Sūta (narrator) describing the inquiry and Prahlāda’s instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it points to realizing the Supreme through Viṣṇu’s māhātmya (divine greatness) and bhakti-yoga, implying that devotion and right understanding are valid means to approach the highest reality.
Bhakti-yoga is foregrounded—devotional discipline expressed through inquiry (śravaṇa/learning), instruction, and regulated worship (pūjā-vidhāna), aligning inner devotion with outer rite.
This specific verse names Viṣṇu and bhakti-yoga; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such devotion is typically understood as compatible with honoring Śiva and Viṣṇu as harmonized forms of the one supreme principle.