Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 62
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
नमो ऽस्तु ते वराहाय नारसिंहाय ते नमः / वामनाय नमस्तुभ्यं हृषीकेशाय ते नमः
namo 'stu te varāhāya nārasiṃhāya te namaḥ / vāmanāya namastubhyaṃ hṛṣīkeśāya te namaḥ
آپ کو ورَاہا روپ میں نمسکار، آپ کو نرَسِمْہ روپ میں نمسکار۔ آپ کو وامَن روپ میں پرنام؛ اے ہریشیکیش، حواس کے مالک، آپ کو نمسکار۔
A devotee/sage offering avatāra-stuti within the Purva-bhaga narrative (addressing Lord Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By saluting one Lord through multiple avatāra-names, the verse implies a single Supreme Reality manifesting in diverse forms—one indwelling ruler addressed as Hṛṣīkeśa, the master of the senses.
The key yogic cue is “Hṛṣīkeśa” (Lord of the senses), pointing to indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint). In Kurma Purana’s broader discipline, devotion and controlled senses support steadiness of mind for contemplation.
Though explicitly Vaishnava in naming Vishnu’s avatāras, its theological thrust aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the one Supreme Lord is praised through many epithets and forms, a stance compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava non-sectarian devotion.