Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
यदा यदा हि मां नित्यं विचिन्तयसि पद्मज / तदा तदा मे सान्निध्यं भविष्यति तवानघ
yadā yadā hi māṃ nityaṃ vicintayasi padmaja / tadā tadā me sānnidhyaṃ bhaviṣyati tavānagha
Hễ khi nào, hết lần này đến lần khác, ngươi luôn quán niệm Ta, hỡi đấng sinh từ hoa sen, thì cũng hết lần này đến lần khác, sự hiện diện gần kề của Ta sẽ hiển lộ cho ngươi, hỡi người vô tội.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Ishvara) speaking
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (Ishvara) as immediately accessible through steady contemplation: the realized nearness (sānnidhya) is not merely physical but a direct experiential disclosure of the ever-present Self when the mind abides in remembrance.
Nitya-vicintana (constant contemplative remembrance) is emphasized—an Ishvara-centered dhyāna aligned with Purāṇic Yoga practice, where repeated recollection stabilizes awareness and invites anugraha (grace) culminating in sānnidhya.
Though spoken by Vishnu as Kurma, the teaching matches the Pāśupata-leaning Purāṇic principle that the one Ishvara responds to devotion and meditation; the focus is on unified lordship and grace rather than sectarian separation.