Shloka 39
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
तानब्रुवंस्ते मुनयो वसिष्ठाद्या यथार्थतः / या यस्याभिमता पुंसः सा हि तस्यैव देवता
tānabruvaṃste munayo vasiṣṭhādyā yathārthataḥ / yā yasyābhimatā puṃsaḥ sā hi tasyaiva devatā
Bấy giờ các hiền giả—Vasiṣṭha và những vị khác—nói đúng như thật: “Vị thần nào mà một người hết lòng yêu kính và chọn làm chỗ nương tựa, thì chính vị ấy trở thành thần hộ trì riêng của người ấy (iṣṭa-devatā).”
The sages (Vasiṣṭha and others)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that spiritual realization is approached through a personally embraced form of the Divine; the inwardly accepted deity becomes the effective focus for one’s God-realization, guiding the mind toward the Self through devotion and steadiness.
The verse emphasizes iṣṭa-devatā-niṣṭhā—one-pointed commitment to a chosen deity—supporting dhyāna (meditation), japa, and ekāgratā (single-pointedness), which are foundational disciplines in Purāṇic Yoga frameworks, including later Pāśupata-oriented teachings.
By validating sincere devotion to one’s chosen form of God, it supports the Kurma Purana’s inclusive, synthesizing stance: worship directed to Śiva or Viṣṇu (or another revered form) can be upheld as a legitimate path when grounded in truthfulness and devotion.