Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa
Cosmic Egg
गतः स एष सर्वत्र सर्वस्थानेषु वर्तते / भूमौ रसातले चैव आकाशे पवने ऽनले / अर्णवेषु च सर्वेषु दिवि चैव न सशयः
gataḥ sa eṣa sarvatra sarvasthāneṣu vartate / bhūmau rasātale caiva ākāśe pavane 'nale / arṇaveṣu ca sarveṣu divi caiva na saśayaḥ
সেয়া সৰ্বব্যাপী হৈ সৰ্বত্ৰ, সকলো স্থানতে বৰ্তে—পৃথিৱীত, ৰসাতলত, আকাশত, বায়ু আৰু অগ্নিত, সকলো সাগৰত আৰু স্বৰ্গতো; ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on the Lord’s all-pervasion (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of Īśvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as sarvavyāpī—present in every realm and element—implying the Self/Lord is not confined to one location but pervades all existence without limitation.
The verse supports īśvara-smṛti and dhyāna: contemplation of the Lord as present in earth, netherworlds, space, wind, fire, oceans, and heaven—an aid to non-distracted meditation (ekāgratā) central to Purāṇic yoga and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.
By describing one all-pervading Īśvara present in all realms and elements, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the Supreme Lord can be praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms without contradiction.