Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme
ततः परं परिपश्यन्ति धीरा आत्मन्यात्मानमनुभूयानुभूय / स्वयंप्रभः परमेष्ठी महीयान् ब्रह्मानन्दी भगवानीश एषः
tataḥ paraṃ paripaśyanti dhīrā ātmanyātmānamanubhūyānubhūya / svayaṃprabhaḥ parameṣṭhī mahīyān brahmānandī bhagavānīśa eṣaḥ
তারপর ধীর সাধকেরা পরমকে দর্শন করেন—আত্মার মধ্যে আত্মাকে বারংবার প্রত্যক্ষ অনুভব করে। তিনি স্বয়ংপ্রভ, পরমেষ্ঠী, সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ মহান; ব্রহ্মানন্দস্বরূপ ভগবান ঈশ্বর এই।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Īśvara-gītā context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is realized as the Self within oneself—directly and repeatedly—revealed as self-luminous and identical with Brahman-bliss (brahmānanda).
The emphasis is on contemplative inner vision (dhyāna and nididhyāsana): steady sages repeatedly verify realization through direct experience (anubhava), culminating in clear perception of Īśvara as the inner Self.
By describing one Supreme Īśa as the inner Self and Brahman-bliss, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the ultimate Lord is one reality approached through Shaiva (Īśa/Pāśupata) and Vaishnava (Bhagavān/Kūrma) idioms.