Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
सर्वशक्तिसमायुक्ता नित्यानन्दाश्च निर्मलाः / वसन्ति तत्र पुरुषा विष्णोरन्तरचारिणः
sarvaśaktisamāyuktā nityānandāśca nirmalāḥ / vasanti tatra puruṣā viṣṇorantaracāriṇaḥ
Mit allen Kräften ausgestattet, stets im ewigen Glück gegründet und makellos rein—dort wohnen die Vollendeten, die sich in der inneren Gegenwart Viṣṇus bewegen.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Ishvara-Gita style teaching-context within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It depicts liberation as inward abidance in the Supreme (here expressed as Viṣṇu): purity (nirmalatā) and unbroken bliss (nityānanda) arise when consciousness dwells within the indwelling Lord rather than outward objects.
The key practice implied is antar-mukhatā—turning inward—leading to steady inner dwelling (antaracaryā). In the Kurma Purana’s yogic framework, such inward absorption aligns with disciplined meditation, purification, and devotion that culminate in liberated stability.
By describing perfected beings as established in the indwelling Lord, the verse supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme inner reality approached through Yoga and purity is one, even when named as Viṣṇu (and elsewhere taught with Shaiva-Pāśupata resonances).