Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
यस्माद् भवन्ति भूतानि यत्र संयान्ति संक्षयम् / सो ऽवतीर्णो महायोगी पुराणपुरुषो हरिः
yasmād bhavanti bhūtāni yatra saṃyānti saṃkṣayam / so 'vatīrṇo mahāyogī purāṇapuruṣo hariḥ
Er, aus dem alle Wesen hervorgehen und in den sie bei der Auflösung zurückkehren—Er ist herabgestiegen als der große Yogin Hari, der uranfängliche Puruṣa.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice), presenting the theological conclusion about Hari as the supreme source and end of creation
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines the Supreme as the ultimate ground: all beings arise from Him and finally merge into Him at cosmic dissolution, indicating a single transcendent source and end beyond changing forms.
By calling the Lord “Mahāyogī,” the verse frames liberation as grounded in yoga—inner absorption and mastery that leads the seeker toward the very source into which all phenomena dissolve.
It presents Hari as the supreme yogic principle underlying creation and dissolution, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where sectarian forms point to one ultimate reality expressed through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.