Shloka 82
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
एष देवो महादेवो ह्यनादिर्भगवान् हरः / विष्णुना सह संयुक्तः करोति विकरोति च
eṣa devo mahādevo hyanādirbhagavān haraḥ / viṣṇunā saha saṃyuktaḥ karoti vikaroti ca
เทวะองค์นี้เองคือมหาเทวะ—พระหระผู้เป็นภควานและไร้จุดเริ่มต้น เมื่อทรงรวมเป็นหนึ่งกับพระวิษณุ พระองค์ทรงก่อให้เกิดการสร้าง และทรงกระทำการแปรเปลี่ยนจนถึงการลายสลายด้วย
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara-Gita section (Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a beginningless, divine principle (Bhagavan) expressed as Hara, who—without contradiction—operates through unity with Vishnu to manifest and transform the cosmos, implying a single supreme agency behind creation and change.
The verse supports Ishvara-centered contemplation (Īśvara-dhyāna) central to the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning spirituality: meditation on the one Lord as both the cause of origination and transformation, integrating devotion (bhakti) with discriminative insight into cosmic process.
It explicitly presents Shiva (Hara/Mahadeva) as united with Vishnu, portraying their functions as harmonized—one divine reality operating through complementary names and powers rather than sectarian separation.