Shloka 99
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
तल्लिङ्गधारी सततं तद्भक्तजनवत्सलः / ध्यायेदथार्चयेदेतान् ब्रह्मविद्यापरायणः
talliṅgadhārī satataṃ tadbhaktajanavatsalaḥ / dhyāyedathārcayedetān brahmavidyāparāyaṇaḥ
ผู้สวมเครื่องหมายลึงคะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้นเป็นนิตย์ มีเมตตาต่อหมู่ภักตะ และตั้งมั่นในพรหมวิทยา—พึงเพ่งฌานต่อรูปเหล่านี้ก่อน แล้วจึงประกอบอรจนา(บูชา)
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages/seekers (as preserved in the Kaurma teaching stream)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By praising the practitioner who is “brahma-vidyā-parāyaṇa,” the verse frames worship as grounded in realization-oriented knowledge of Brahman—suggesting that true devotion culminates in insight into the Supreme Self.
It explicitly gives the sequence dhyāna (meditative contemplation) followed by arcana (ritual worship), aligning with Purāṇic/Pāśupata discipline where inner absorption is supported by outer devotion and sacred observance (liṅga-dhāraṇa).
Though voiced within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa setting, it endorses Śaiva liṅga-symbolism and devotion to Śiva’s devotees while grounding the goal in Brahman-knowledge—typical of the Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian, unity-oriented synthesis.