Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
The True Liṅga as Formless Brahman — Self-Luminous Īśa and the Yoga of Liberation
भजन्ते परमानन्दं सर्वगं यत्तदात्मकम् / स्वात्मन्यवस्थिताः शान्ताः परे ऽव्यक्ते परस्य तु
bhajante paramānandaṃ sarvagaṃ yattadātmakam / svātmanyavasthitāḥ śāntāḥ pare 'vyakte parasya tu
Im eigenen Selbst verweilend, friedvoll und innerlich gefestigt, verehren sie die höchste Wonne, allgegenwärtig und wesensgleich mit Jenem—ja, die höchste, unmanifestierte Wirklichkeit des Höchsten.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Iśvara Gītā context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is all-pervading, unmanifest, and realized as one’s own Self; when the mind rests in the Self, the seeker encounters the Supreme as paramānanda (supreme bliss).
The verse points to inner absorption (svātmani avasthiti) and tranquility (śānti) as core yogic conditions—indicative of meditative stabilization leading to contemplation of the unmanifest Supreme (avyakta).
By emphasizing one unmanifest, all-pervading Supreme Reality worshiped through inner realization, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva and Viṣṇu are understood as expressions of the same Paratattva.