Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
श्रुत्वा नारायणो वाक्यमिन्द्रद्युम्नस्य माधवः / उवाच सस्मितं वाक्यमशेषजगतो हितम्
śrutvā nārāyaṇo vākyamindradyumnasya mādhavaḥ / uvāca sasmitaṃ vākyamaśeṣajagato hitam
Nang marinig ni Nārāyaṇa—Mādhava—ang mga salita ni Haring Indradyumna, siya’y nagsalita na may banayad na ngiti, at nagwika ng tugon para sa kapakanan ng buong daigdig.
Narayana (Madhava/Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Nārāyaṇa as the compassionate, world-welfare-oriented Supreme guide whose speech is universally beneficial—implying the Lord’s teaching function for all beings, a hallmark of Purāṇic Atman–Īśvara instruction.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative hinge: the Lord’s ‘beneficial speech’ sets the stage for later Kurma Purana instructions that include dharma, devotion, and (in later sections) Yoga-oriented disciplines.
While Śiva is not mentioned here, the verse frames Nārāyaṇa as the universal benefactor-teacher—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where divine instruction supports an integrated Shaiva–Vaishnava spiritual vision across the text.