Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
नमो ऽस्तु ते त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्ते कृत्तिवाससे / नमो ऽम्बिकाधिपतये पशूनां पतये नमः
namo 'stu te tryambakāya namaste kṛttivāsase / namo 'mbikādhipataye paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระไตรยัมพกะ ผู้มีสามเนตร ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระกฤตติวาสะ ผู้ทรงนุ่งห่มหนังสัตว์ ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งอัมพิกา และขอนอบน้อมแด่พระปศุปติ ผู้เป็นนายแห่งสรรพสัตว์
A devotee/sage reciting a stotra within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative (praise directed to Shiva as Tryambaka and Pashupati)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By praising Shiva as Pashupati—the Lord of all beings (paśu)—the verse implies a single sovereign Ishvara who presides over embodied souls and their bondage, pointing to a supreme, governing reality beyond individual limitation.
The verse functions as a devotional mantra (stotra-japa): repeated salutations cultivate one-pointedness (ekāgratā) and surrender to Ishvara—an orientation consistent with Pāśupata discipline where devotion, remembrance, and reverence to Pashupati support inner purification.
Within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such Shiva-praise is not sectarian rivalry but Ishvara-bhakti: honoring Shiva as supreme Lord aligns with the text’s broader non-contradictory theology where the one divine reality is revered through multiple forms, including Shiva and Vishnu.