Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
न यस्य देवा जानन्ति स्वरूपं परमार्थतः / स विष्णुरदितेर्देहं स्वेच्छयाद्य समाविशत्
na yasya devā jānanti svarūpaṃ paramārthataḥ / sa viṣṇuraditerdehaṃ svecchayādya samāviśat
Er, dessen wahre Wesenheit die Götter in der höchsten Wirklichkeit nicht erkennen—eben dieser Viṣṇu ist aus eigenem freien Willen nun in den Leib Aditi’s eingegangen.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/compiled narration tradition) describing Viṣṇu’s divine action
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as ultimately beyond even the devas’ full comprehension—his svarūpa is not grasped “paramārthataḥ,” implying transcendence beyond ordinary divine cognition.
No specific technique is named, but the verse implies that ultimate knowledge requires deeper realization than conceptual knowing—aligning with Purāṇic yoga where disciplined insight and grace reveal what even devas cannot fully define.
While Śiva is not named, the teaching is consistent with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the highest reality is beyond limited forms and is approached through supreme knowledge and devotion, a theme shared in Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava unity passages.