Shloka 14
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
अत्र देवो महादेवो रुद्राण्या किल विश्वकृत् / रमते ऽध्यापि भगवान् प्रमथैः परिवारितः
atra devo mahādevo rudrāṇyā kila viśvakṛt / ramate 'dhyāpi bhagavān pramathaiḥ parivāritaḥ
یہیں عالم کے خالق دیو مہادیو رُدرانی کے ساتھ یقیناً مسرور رہتے ہیں؛ بھگوان آج بھی پرمَتھ گنوں سے گھِرے ہوئے جلوہ فرما ہیں۔
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; typically Sūta relating to sages in the Kurma Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying Mahādeva as viśvakṛt (“world-maker”) who nevertheless “abides and delights” here, the verse points to a transcendent Lord who is immanent in sacred space—suggesting the Supreme is both beyond creation and present within it.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; instead it establishes a tirtha-focused contemplative frame: meditation and worship become potent when performed in a place sanctified by the Lord’s abiding presence (Śiva with Rudrāṇī, attended by gaṇas).
While Śiva is explicitly praised here, the Kurma Purana’s broader theology treats such praise as compatible with a unified Īśvara-tattva; honoring Śiva in a tirtha context aligns with the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian opposition.