Shloka 22
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
अब्रुवन् हृष्टमनसो विश्वात्मानं सनातनम् / साक्षान्नारायणं देवमागतं सिद्धिसूचकम्
abruvan hṛṣṭamanaso viśvātmānaṃ sanātanam / sākṣānnārāyaṇaṃ devamāgataṃ siddhisūcakam
ด้วยจิตใจเปรมปิติ พวกเขากล่าวนอบน้อมต่อพระวิญญาณแห่งสากลผู้เป็นนิรันดร์ คือพระนารายณ์ผู้เป็นเทพโดยตรง ผู้เสด็จมาเป็นนิมิตแห่งความสำเร็จ
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the assembled devotees/sages addressing Nārāyaṇa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies Nārāyaṇa as viśvātmā—the indwelling Self of the entire cosmos—present not merely as an external deity but as the eternal inner reality sustaining all beings.
The verse does not prescribe a technique directly; it implies the yogic ideal of sākṣāt-darśana (direct realization/vision of the Lord), traditionally attained through disciplined devotion, meditation, and purity that culminate in signs of siddhi (spiritual fruition).
By presenting the Supreme as the universal Self (viśvātmā) and the source of siddhi, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where ultimate reality can be approached through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames without contradiction.