Shloka 24
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
कुमारतुल्यो ऽप्रतिमो मेघगम्भीरया गिरा / शिलादं तात तातेति प्राह नन्दी पुनः पुनः
kumāratulyo 'pratimo meghagambhīrayā girā / śilādaṃ tāta tāteti prāha nandī punaḥ punaḥ
难提（Nandī）无与伦比，宛如光耀的童子，以如雷云般深沉的声音，一遍又一遍呼唤尸罗陀：“父亲啊，亲爱的父亲！”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Nandī’s speech to Śilāda)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames the spiritual ideal through devotion and humility: the exalted (Nandī) expresses childlike dependence and reverence, a bhakti-disposition that the Kurma Purana often treats as supportive to inner realization (ātma-jñāna) rather than as mere sentiment.
No technique is stated explicitly; the verse highlights a foundational yogic attitude—śraddhā and guru/elder-veneration (here in the form of filial address). In Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-leaning ethos, such disciplined reverence supports steadiness (niyama) and receptivity to instruction.
The verse is primarily Śaiva in setting (Nandī as Śiva’s attendant), yet its devotional tone aligns with the Kurma Purana’s wider synthesis: sincere devotion and dharmic relationship (guru/parental reverence) are honored across sectarian frames, preparing the ground for the text’s non-competitive Śiva–Viṣṇu harmony.