Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
भरद्वाज उवाच यो यज्ञैरिज्यते देवो जातवेदाः सनातनः / स सर्वदैवततनुः पूज्यते तपसेश्वरः
bharadvāja uvāca yo yajñairijyate devo jātavedāḥ sanātanaḥ / sa sarvadaivatatanuḥ pūjyate tapaseśvaraḥ
Bharadvāja sprach: Die ewige Gottheit—Jātavedas—die durch die Opferhandlungen des Yajña verehrt wird, ist der Leib aller Götter; als Herr des Tapas ist sie stets ehrfürchtig zu verehren.
Bharadvaja
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the worshipped Lord “sarva-daivata-tanuḥ” (embodiment of all deities), the verse points to a single divine reality manifesting through many names and forms—an approach that supports a unitive (non-sectarian, near non-dual) vision of the Supreme.
The verse emphasizes tapas (disciplined austerity) as a central spiritual power—suggesting inner purification and concentrated practice alongside outer yajña. In Kurma Purana’s synthesis, ritual (yajña) and ascetic discipline (tapas) cooperate as complementary means toward Ishvara.
Though not naming Shiva or Vishnu directly, it teaches a core Kurma Purana principle: the one Lord is present as all divine forms. This supports the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where sectarian names are expressions of one worship-worthy Ishvara.