Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे एकत्रिशोध्यायः सूत उवाच उषित्वा तत्र भगवान् कपर्देशान्तिके पुनः / द्रष्टुं ययौ मध्यमेशं बहुवर्षगणान् प्रभुः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge ekatriśodhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca uṣitvā tatra bhagavān kapardeśāntike punaḥ / draṣṭuṃ yayau madhyameśaṃ bahuvarṣagaṇān prabhuḥ
Như vậy, trong Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, thuộc Ṣaṭsāhasrī Saṃhitā, phần Pūrva-bhāga, chương ba mươi mốt—Sūta thưa rằng: Sau khi lại cư ngụ nơi ấy gần Kapardeśa, bậc Chúa tể, đấng chủ quyền, đã lên đường để chiêm bái Madhyameśvara, sau khi nhiều năm đã trôi qua.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by calling the protagonist “Bhagavān” and “Prabhu,” the verse frames the Supreme as a conscious Lord who guides sacred history and leads devotees toward Īśvara (Madhyameśvara) through dharmic movement and worship.
No explicit technique is taught in this line; it emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā and darśana (seeking the vision of Īśvara) as a devotional discipline that supports inner purification—often treated in Purāṇic tradition as complementary to Pāśupata and other Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava sādhanā.
The Lord (commonly read as Viṣṇu in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s frame) goes to behold Madhyameśvara (Śiva), presenting reverence and shared supremacy—an intentional Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava harmony rather than sectarian separation.