Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे ऽष्टमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं नारदाद्या महर्षयः / प्रणम्य वरदं विष्णुं पप्रच्छुः संशयान्विता
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge 'ṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ / praṇamya varadaṃ viṣṇuṃ papracchuḥ saṃśayānvitā
এইভাবে শ্রীকূর্মপুরাণের ষট্সাহস্ত্রী সংহিতার পূর্ববিভাগে অষ্টম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত। সূত বললেন—এই বাক্য শুনে নারদ প্রমুখ মহর্ষিগণ বরদ বিষ্ণুকে প্রণাম করে, সংশয়ে আবিষ্ট হয়ে, তাঁকে প্রশ্ন করলেন।
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames Viṣṇu as the authoritative, boon-giving divine source whom sages approach for clarification—suggesting that knowledge of ultimate reality is gained through humble inquiry to the Supreme.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it establishes the classical purāṇic method preceding Yoga instruction—śravaṇa (hearing), praṇāma (reverent surrender), and praśna (disciplined questioning) as the gateway to later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented practice and dharma.
While Śiva is not named here, the verse situates Viṣṇu as the boon-giving teacher addressed by sages—within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader synthesis where such divine instruction later harmonizes Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava perspectives.