Shloka 46
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
संत्यज्य निद्रां विपुलां स्वमात्मानं विलोकय / तस्य तत् क्रोधजं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा विष्णुरभाषत
saṃtyajya nidrāṃ vipulāṃ svamātmānaṃ vilokaya / tasya tat krodhajaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurabhāṣata
Nachdem er den tiefen Schlaf abgestreift und sein Gewahrsein auf das eigene Selbst gerichtet hatte, sprach Viṣṇu, nachdem er jene aus Zorn geborenen Worte jenes Sprechers vernommen hatte.
Narrator (describing Vishnu’s action and reply)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Vishnu’s awakening as turning inward—“looking upon His own Self”—highlighting the Purana’s teaching that true authority and clarity arise from Self-awareness (ātma-darśana), not from reactive emotion.
The verse implies pratyāhāra-like withdrawal from inertia (sleep) and inward contemplation (svam ātmānaṃ vilokaya), modeling a yogic response: first recollect the Self, then speak from steadiness rather than anger.
While Shiva is not named, the verse’s emphasis on inner Self-contemplation and mastery over anger aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis: the same supreme discipline (yoga) and inner Lordship is reflected in both traditions’ ideals.