Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना पुनरेव दैत्यो निपातयामास जलं कराग्रे / दास्ये तवात्मानमनन्तधाम्ने त्रिविक्रमायामितविक्रमाय
praṇamya mūrdhnā punareva daityo nipātayāmāsa jalaṃ karāgre / dāsye tavātmānamanantadhāmne trivikramāyāmitavikramāya
那位代提耶再度俯首顶礼，从掌端倾注净水（施与之仪），并宣言：“我将自身奉入你的侍奉——礼敬三步主特里维克拉玛，你的住处无尽，你的步履不可量度。”
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the Daitya’s act of self-surrender to Vāmana/Trivikrama)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames true offering as offering the very self (ātmānam) to the Supreme—implying that surrender is deeper than external gifts, aligning the individual self with the Lord’s infinite reality (ananta-dhāman).
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (total surrender) and dāsya-bhāva (servant-attitude), inner disciplines that support one-pointed devotion and ego-transcendence—core preparatory virtues echoed in Kurma Purana’s yogic and dharmic teachings.
While the named deity here is Trivikrama (Vishnu), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such surrender as directed to the one Supreme Lord beyond sectarian division, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava orientations through a shared theology of devotion and liberation.