Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 78
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
दर्शनं च महेशस्य माहात्म्यं विष्णुनेरितम् / दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानं च ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
darśanaṃ ca maheśasya māhātmyaṃ viṣṇuneritam / divyadṛṣṭipradānaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
亦叙述得见大自在天（Maheśa）之圣观，毗湿奴所宣说之大威德，以及梵天——众生之上主帕拉梅什提因——蒙赐天眼妙观。
Narratorial voice within the Purana (contextual summary of topics being taught, traditionally within the Sūta–Śaunaka dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By linking Śiva’s darśana with Viṣṇu’s proclamation of greatness and Brahmā’s divya-dṛṣṭi, the verse points to a single transcendent reality approached through different divine forms—vision and insight arise through grace rather than mere intellect.
The verse implies the yogic fruit of divya-dṛṣṭi (suprasensory perception), a classical result associated with purification, devotion, and īśvara-anugraha (the Lord’s grace), aligning with Purāṇic yoga where realization culminates in direct spiritual vision (darśana).
It presents Viṣṇu as the one who proclaims Mahēśa’s glory, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: reverence is mutual and the divine functions are harmonized rather than opposed.