Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
वयांसि वयसः सृष्ट्वा अवयो वक्षसो ऽसृजत् / मुखतो ऽजान् ससर्जान्यान् उदराद्गाश्चनिर्ममे
vayāṃsi vayasaḥ sṛṣṭvā avayo vakṣaso 'sṛjat / mukhato 'jān sasarjānyān udarādgāścanirmame
Nachdem er die Vögel aus dem Fluss der Zeit (den Jahren) erschaffen hatte, brachte er die Schafe aus seiner Brust hervor. Aus seinem Mund ließ er Ziegen und andere Geschöpfe entstehen, und aus seinem Bauch formte er auch die Kühe.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse describing cosmic creation; traditionally mediated through Vyāsa/Sūta style narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By describing creation as emerging from a single cosmic source-body, the verse points to an underlying unity: multiplicity of beings arises from one principle, reflecting the Purāṇic view that the many depend upon the One (ātman/īśvara) as their ground.
No specific practice is prescribed in this verse; its yogic value is contemplative—encouraging meditation on the cosmos as a manifestation of the one divine reality, a common foundation for later Kurma Purana teachings on devotion (bhakti), discipline (niyama), and Pāśupata-oriented inner worship.
While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, the imagery of a single divine source generating all beings aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme reality is one, approached through different divine names and forms without contradiction.