Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 5
Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
षट्कुलीया ऊचुः भगवन् देवमीशानं भर्गमेकं कपर्दिनम् / केनोपायेन पश्यामो ब्रूहि देवनमस्कृतम्
ṣaṭkulīyā ūcuḥ bhagavan devamīśānaṃ bhargamekaṃ kapardinam / kenopāyena paśyāmo brūhi devanamaskṛtam
萨特库利耶（Ṣaṭkulīya）诸仙说道：“世尊啊，请开示我们——以何方便，方得瞻见神圣的伊沙那（Īśāna），那唯一光耀的婆伽（Bharga），那结发之主迦帕尔丁（Kapardin），连诸天亦礼敬者？”
Ṣaṭkulīya sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Īśāna “eka” (the One) and “bharga” (radiant spiritual splendor), the verse points to the Supreme as a singular, luminous reality worthy of direct realization (darśana), not merely conceptual belief.
The verse itself is an inquiry into upāya (a disciplined means). In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva framework, such “means” typically unfold as Pāśupata-oriented sādhana—purification, mantra-japa, meditation, and devotion aimed at direct vision of Īśāna.
Though Śiva is named as the supreme Īśāna, the request is framed within Purāṇic dialogue that often harmonizes sectarian forms—presenting the One Lord as approachable through complementary Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, consistent with Kurma Purana’s synthesis.