Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa
Cosmic Egg
सत्यानृते न तत्रास्तां नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः / न वर्णाश्रमधर्माश्च न नद्यो न च पर्वताः
satyānṛte na tatrāstāṃ nottamādhamamadhyamāḥ / na varṇāśramadharmāśca na nadyo na ca parvatāḥ
هناك لا تقوم حقيقةٌ ولا كذب؛ ولا توجد مراتبُ أعلى أو أدنى أو وسط. وهناك أيضًا لا شرائعَ الفَرْنَة ولا الآشرَمة؛ لا أنهارَ ولا جبال.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) describing a realm/state beyond worldly dualities (as part of Purāṇic cosmological-philosophical instruction to the inquiring interlocutors).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By denying truth/falsehood and all gradations (high/low/middle), the verse points to a condition beyond conceptual dualities—suggestive of the Self’s non-conditioned reality, where worldly predicates and social rankings do not apply.
The verse implies a yogic aim: moving beyond dvandvas (pairs of opposites) and identity based on status or role. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual frame (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis), this aligns with inner withdrawal from external markers and steady contemplation toward a transcendent, attributeless state.
Indirectly: it presents a shared Purāṇic philosophical horizon where the highest reality transcends sectarian and social distinctions. This supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach, where Shaiva (Pāśupata-yogic) and Vaishnava (Vishnu/Kūrma) teachings converge on a non-dual culmination.