Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
एवमुक्तस्तया कृष्णो महादेव्या जनार्दनः / आशिषं शिरसाहृङ्णाद् देवो ऽप्याह महेश्वरः
evamuktastayā kṛṣṇo mahādevyā janārdanaḥ / āśiṣaṃ śirasāhṛṅṇād devo 'pyāha maheśvaraḥ
大女神如是开示后，克里希那——阎那尔达那——俯首领受她的祝福；随后，主大自在天（Maheśvara）也开口说道。
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta or Vyāsa’s narration) describing the scene; Maheśvara is about to speak.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By portraying Janārdana (Viṣṇu) reverently receiving Mahādevī’s blessing and Maheśvara’s ensuing speech, the verse frames the Supreme as approachable through devotion and mutual honoring among divine forms—hinting at one transcendent reality expressed as multiple deities.
No technical yogic practice is directly taught in this line; it emphasizes devotional discipline (bhakti) and humility—bowing the head to receive grace—which the Kurma Purana often treats as a prerequisite mood supporting higher disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented contemplation and worship.
It depicts harmony and reciprocity: Viṣṇu (Janārdana) accepts the Goddess’s benediction with reverence, and Śiva (Maheśvara) then speaks—presenting the deities in a coordinated, non-hostile theological landscape typical of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.