Shloka 5
Cosmic Realms Above Dhruva, the Pātālas Below, and the Foundation of Pralaya
Ananta–Kāla
अत्र लोकगुरुर्ब्रह्मा विश्वात्मा विश्वतोमुखः / आस्ते स योगिभिर्नित्यं पीत्वा योगामृतं परम्
atra lokagururbrahmā viśvātmā viśvatomukhaḥ / āste sa yogibhirnityaṃ pītvā yogāmṛtaṃ param
Hier weilt Brahmā—Lehrer der Welten, das universale Selbst, der Allangesichtige—immerdar unter den Yogins, nachdem er den höchsten Nektar des Yoga getrunken hat.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka-style narration) describing Brahmā’s yogic status within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling Brahmā “viśvātmā” (universal Self) and “viśvatomukha” (all-faced), the verse points to a yogic vision where true Selfhood is not limited to an individual body-mind but is realized as all-pervading consciousness.
The key idea is sustained yogic absorption: Brahmā is said to abide “nityam” among yogins after “drinking” the yoga-amṛta—suggesting steady practice culminating in direct taste of yogic realization (samādhi-like attainment) rather than mere ritual or theory.
Although Śiva or Viṣṇu are not named in this specific line, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames the highest yoga-realization as a single supreme truth accessible to great cosmic beings (like Brahmā) and yogins alike—supporting a non-sectarian, integrative (Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava) theological tone.