Shloka 25
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
हिरण्यगर्भो जगदन्तरात्मा त्वत्तो ऽधिजातः पुरुषः पुराणः / संजायमानो भवता विसृष्टो यथाविधानं सकलं ससर्ज
hiraṇyagarbho jagadantarātmā tvatto 'dhijātaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ / saṃjāyamāno bhavatā visṛṣṭo yathāvidhānaṃ sakalaṃ sasarja
هِرَنياغربها—الآتمان الباطن في الكون—وُلِدَ منك، أيها البوروشا الأزلي. إذ أوجدته وأفَضتَه، صاغَ هو مجملَ الخلق وفق النظام المرسوم.
Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s creation account (addressing the Supreme Lord, identified with Lord Kurma/Vishnu as the source of Hiranyagarbha)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the ultimate source from whom the cosmic inner-self principle (Hiraṇyagarbha, jagad-antarātmā) arises—implying that the universe’s inner consciousness is grounded in Ishvara.
This verse is primarily cosmological, but it supports Kurma Purana’s yogic worldview: meditation on Ishvara as the source of cosmic intelligence (Hiraṇyagarbha) aligns the practitioner with yathā-vidhi—order, discipline, and dharmic structure that undergird Pashupata-oriented sadhana.
By attributing cosmic creation to the one Supreme addressed as “You,” the text frames the creator-principle as proceeding from the highest Ishvara—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where ultimate divinity transcends single-form exclusivity.