Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
प्रणम्य पशुभर्तारं भर्तारं कृत्तिवाससम् / हिमवद्दुहिता साभूत् तपसा तस्य तोषिता
praṇamya paśubhartāraṃ bhartāraṃ kṛttivāsasam / himavadduhitā sābhūt tapasā tasya toṣitā
Sau khi đảnh lễ Paśupati—Chúa tể muôn loài, Śiva, bậc khoác da thú—con gái của Himavat (Pārvatī) đã trở thành phối ngẫu của Ngài, vì nàng làm Ngài hoan hỷ nhờ khổ hạnh (tapas).
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa’s narration in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhāga context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that the Supreme is approached through humility and disciplined tapas: devotion and inner purification prepare the seeker for divine grace, a recurring Kurma Purana theme in which realization and divine favor converge.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as a Pāśupata-aligned discipline—steady ascetic effort, self-restraint, and focused devotion to Paśupati—by which the mind is refined and the deity is ‘pleased’ (anugraha).
By foregrounding Śiva as Paśupati worthy of reverence within the Kurma Purana, it supports the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: devotion to Śiva is upheld as fully consonant with the broader dharmic and yogic vision associated with Lord Kurma’s teachings elsewhere in the text.