Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
तपसा भगवान् प्रीतः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः / आगत्य देवो राजानं प्राह दामोदरः स्वयम्
tapasā bhagavān prītaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ / āgatya devo rājānaṃ prāha dāmodaraḥ svayam
因国王的苦行而欢喜的薄伽梵——执螺、轮与杵者——亲自降临；神圣的达摩达罗（Dāmodara）亲口对国王开示。
Narrator (Purana narrator describing the event; the next speech is by Lord Damodara/Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as a responsive, conscious Lord (Bhagavan) who is not merely abstract but capable of direct self-manifestation and grace when approached through disciplined tapas.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as a core yogic discipline—self-restraint and sustained spiritual effort—that culminates in divine prīti (favor) and darśana (direct encounter).
Though explicitly Vaishnava in iconography (conch, discus, mace), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by treating tapas—central to Shaiva/Pashupata discipline—as equally efficacious for attaining Vishnu’s direct grace.