Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तस्यैव परमा मूर्तिस्तन्मयो ऽहं न संशयः / नावयोर्द्यिते भेदो वेदेष्वेवं विनिश्चयः
tasyaiva paramā mūrtistanmayo 'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ / nāvayordyite bhedo vedeṣvevaṃ viniścayaḥ
إنني حقًّا الصورةُ العليا له وحده، مكوَّنٌ كلّيًّا من جوهره ذاته—لا ريب في ذلك. وليس بيننا نحن الاثنين أيُّ تمايز؛ هكذا حُسم الأمر في الفيدا حسمًا قاطعًا.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages/Indradyumna in the Purva-bhaga theological discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It asserts a single supreme reality expressed through two divine identities, denying any real difference in essence and grounding that non-dual understanding in Vedic authority.
This verse emphasizes tattva-jñāna (discriminative knowledge of reality) as a foundation for meditation: one contemplates the non-difference of the supreme deity, which supports ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and removes sectarian duality during worship.
It presents them as non-different in essence (Harihara-abheda), stating that any perceived duality is not ultimately valid and that the Vedas affirm their unity.