Shloka 24
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तं दृष्ट्वा नारदमृषिं सर्वे तत्र निवासिनः / प्रोचुर्नारायणो नाथः कुत्रास्ते भगवान् हरिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāradamṛṣiṃ sarve tatra nivāsinaḥ / procurnārāyaṇo nāthaḥ kutrāste bhagavān hariḥ
ครั้นเห็นฤๅษีนารท ชาวเมืองทั้งปวงกล่าวว่า: “ข้าแต่พระนารายณ์ ผู้เป็นนาถของเรา บัดนี้พระภควานหริประทับอยู่ ณ ที่ใด?”
The local residents/people dwelling there (addressing Sage Narada, invoking Narayana/Hari)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By asking where Hari “abides,” the verse points to the living quest for the Supreme Reality—Bhagavān—as present and approachable, not merely abstract; the Purāṇic frame treats the Supreme as both immanent (near to devotees) and transcendent (to be sought).
This specific verse emphasizes bhakti-oriented inquiry (jijñāsā) and remembrance of the Lord; in the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-shastra tone, such earnest seeking supports inner concentration (dhyāna) and single-pointed devotion that later matures into disciplined practice.
Although Shiva is not named here, the address to Nārāyaṇa/Hari reflects the Kurma Purana’s wider synthesis where devotion to the Supreme Lord harmonizes sectarian forms—Vaishnava and Shaiva—by treating ultimate divinity as one, approached through multiple sacred names.