Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
समास्यतां भवता तत्र नित्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान् देवतानामलभ्यान् / ध्यायस्व मां सततं भक्तियोगात् प्रवेक्ष्यसे कल्पदाहे पुनर्माम्
samāsyatāṃ bhavatā tatra nityaṃ bhuktvā bhogān devatānāmalabhyān / dhyāyasva māṃ satataṃ bhaktiyogāt pravekṣyase kalpadāhe punarmām
“Manahan ka roon magpakailanman, at tamasahin ang mga kaligayahang di man lamang naaabot ng mga deva. Ngunit sa yoga ng debosyon, magnilay sa Akin sa lahat ng oras; at kapag ang kapanahunan ay matupok sa apoy ng kosmikong pagkalipol, muli kang papasok sa Akin.”
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Narayana as Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara/Narayana) as the final refuge into whom the devotee “enters” at cosmic dissolution—implying liberation as re-absorption/union with the highest reality beyond even divine enjoyments.
It emphasizes bhakti-yoga expressed as continual dhyāna (constant meditation/remembrance of the Lord), treating devotion as a disciplined yogic method that culminates in final entry into Ishvara.
While Vishnu as Kurma speaks directly, the teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: devotion and yogic absorption in the single Ishvara is the goal, a framework compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata-yoga) and Vaishnava (Narayana-bhakti) orientations.