Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
प्रीतो ऽहं युवयोः सम्यक् वरं दद्मि यथेप्सितम् / एवमुक्त्वाथ मां देवो महादेवः स्वयं शिवः / आलिङ्ग्य देवं ब्रह्माणं प्रसादाभिमुखो ऽभवत्
prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyak varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam / evamuktvātha māṃ devo mahādevaḥ svayaṃ śivaḥ / āliṅgya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ prasādābhimukho 'bhavat
“我对你们二者确实欢喜，赐予你们所愿之福。”说罢，主宰——摩诃提婆、即自性之湿婆——拥抱梵天，并转而显现慈恩与垂佑。
Narrator (Purana narrator reporting Shiva’s words and action)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays īśvara-prasāda (divine grace) as the decisive power behind fulfillment, implying that realized order and blessing flow from the Supreme Lord’s will rather than mere individual effort.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; instead it emphasizes the fruit of sādhana—prasāda (grace). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva framework, such grace is commonly linked with devotion, discipline, and surrender that mature into divine favor.
While Vishnu is not named here, the Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the theology of prasāda: the same supreme divinity is approached through different forms. Shiva’s gracious act models the Purana’s non-sectarian tendency to honor multiple manifestations of īśvara.