Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 1
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे (ईश्वरगीतासु) चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा भगवान् योगिनां परमेश्वरः / ननर्त परमं भावमैश्वरं संप्रदर्शयन्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca etāvaduktvā bhagavān yogināṃ parameśvaraḥ / nanarta paramaṃ bhāvamaiśvaraṃ saṃpradarśayan
এইদৰে শ্ৰীকূৰ্মপুৰাণৰ ষট্সাহস্ত্ৰী সংহিতাৰ উপৰিবিভাগত ঈশ্বৰগীতাৰ চতুৰ্থ অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত। ব্যাসে ক’লে—ইমান কৈ যোগীসকলৰ পৰমেশ্বৰ ভগৱানে পৰম ঐশ্বৰ্যভাব প্ৰকাশ কৰি দিব্য নৃত্য কৰিলে।
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It points to the Supreme as Īśvara/Parameśvara—one whose highest ‘bhāva’ (state of being) is directly manifest and sovereign (aiśvarya), implying a realized, self-luminous divine reality disclosed to yogins.
While not listing techniques, it frames the teaching as addressed to yogins and culminates in a revelation (saṃpradarśana) of the supreme state—suggesting Yoga as direct experiential realization of Īśvara rather than mere theory.
By using the title Parameśvara and presenting a divine dance and lordly revelation within the Īśvara-gītā context, it supports the Purāṇa’s synthetic theology where the Supreme Lord can be spoken of in Śaiva terms while remaining compatible with Vaiṣṇava identity.