Shloka 56
Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa
संवर्तको महानात्मा पवित्रं परमं यशः / वेदो वेद्यं प्रभुर्गोप्ता गोपतिर्ब्रह्मणो मुखम्
saṃvartako mahānātmā pavitraṃ paramaṃ yaśaḥ / vedo vedyaṃ prabhurgoptā gopatirbrahmaṇo mukham
هو سَمْفَرْتَكَ (Saṃvartaka)، العظيمُ الروح—الطهارةُ بعينها والمجدُ الأسمى. هو الفيدا وما تُعرِّف به الفيدا؛ هو الربُّ السيّد، الحامي، غوبَتي (سيّد الكائنات والأبقار)، وهو فمُ براهما نفسه.
A sage/narrator reciting a stuti (hymn of divine names) to the Supreme Lord identified in Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis (Hari-Hara/Ishvara).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as both the revealer (Veda) and the revealed truth (vedya), implying the non-dual ground of knowledge, purity, and cosmic governance—Atman/Iśvara as the source and goal of realization.
The verse supports a contemplative practice of īśvara-smṛti (God-remembrance) through nāma-japa and stuti: meditating on the Lord as purifier (pavitram), protector (goptā), and the very essence of Vedic knowledge—an orientation consistent with Pāśupata-style devotion and inner purification.
By presenting a single Supreme who performs pralaya (Saṃvartaka) and is the Vedic source and protector, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s Hari-Hara/Iśvara vision: one Lord spoken of through multiple sectarian titles without contradiction.