Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
आरुह्य कश्यपसुतं स्त्रीगणैरभिपूजितः / वचोभिरमृतास्वादैर्मानितो मधुसूदनः
āruhya kaśyapasutaṃ strīgaṇairabhipūjitaḥ / vacobhiramṛtāsvādairmānito madhusūdanaḥ
کاشیپ کے فرزند پر سوار ہو کر مدھوسودن کو دیوانگناؤں کے گروہ نے عقیدت سے پوجا، اور امرت جیسے شیریں کلمات سے عزّت بخشی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Vishnu/Madhusūdana’s reception)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying Madhusūdana as the one universally worthy of worship and honor, the verse implies a supreme, all-revered divine principle—consistent with the Purāṇic view that the highest reality is approached through devotion and recognition of the Lord’s supremacy.
No technical yogic limb is directly taught in this line; instead it emphasizes bhakti as a discipline of speech and reverence—honoring the Lord with “nectar-sweet” words, a practice aligned with japa, stuti, and sattvic cultivation that supports higher Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion elsewhere in the Kurma Purana).
While Shiva is not named, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such worship of Vishnu (Madhusūdana) as compatible with Shaiva devotion—both streams converging on one supreme divinity honored through pure speech and reverence.