Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
दृष्ट्वाश्चर्यं परं गत्वा हर्षादुत्फुल्लोचनाः / मुमुचुः पुष्पवर्षाणि तस्य मूर्ध्नि महात्मनः
dṛṣṭvāścaryaṃ paraṃ gatvā harṣādutphullocanāḥ / mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi tasya mūrdhni mahātmanaḥ
ครั้นเห็นอัศจรรย์อันยิ่งยวดนั้น ดวงตาเบิกบานด้วยปีติ พวกเขาก็โปรย “พุษปวรรษา” คือสายฝนแห่งดอกไม้ลงเหนือเศียรของมหาตมะนั้น
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the divine response of celestial beings/sages to a wondrous event)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: the “supreme wonder” and the spontaneous honoring (flower-shower) signal recognition of a higher, transpersonal reality—where the mahātmā is aligned with dharma and the divine presence, a hallmark of Purāṇic teaching about the Self’s proximity to Īśvara through purity and realization.
No technique is stated explicitly; the verse reflects the fruit of sādhana—inner purity and divine favor—often associated in the Kūrma tradition with disciplined dharma, devotion (bhakti), and the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis that later culminates in teachings akin to Pāśupata-oriented restraint, worship, and contemplation.
By emphasizing divine auspiciousness and honor bestowed upon a mahātmā, the verse fits the Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian tone: genuine spiritual excellence is recognized as one divine current, consistent with the text’s broader Shiva–Vishnu harmony rather than rivalry.