Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
न मे नारायणाद् भेदो विद्यते हि विचारतः / तन्मयाहं परं ब्रह्म स विष्णुः परमेश्वरः
na me nārāyaṇād bhedo vidyate hi vicārataḥ / tanmayāhaṃ paraṃ brahma sa viṣṇuḥ parameśvaraḥ
عند التمييز الحقّ لا يُوجد أيّ اختلاف بيني وبين نارايانا. أنا من جوهره بعينه؛ أنا البرهمن الأعلى—وهو فيشنو، الربّ الأسمى (باراميشڤارا).
Lord Śiva (teaching the Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava non-difference doctrine within the Īśvara-gītā frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme Reality is one: through vicāra (discriminative inquiry), the apparent separateness dissolves, revealing the Supreme Brahman as the single essence behind divine forms.
The verse points to vicāra (inner inquiry) as a core contemplative discipline—aligned with Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning spirituality—where sustained discernment leads to realization of non-duality rather than mere ritual distinction.
It explicitly affirms non-difference: Śiva and Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu are presented as one Supreme Lord and one Brahman, expressing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.