Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 19
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
महान्तमेभिः सहितं ब्रह्माणमतितेजसम् / अव्यक्तं जगतो योनिः संहरेदेकमव्ययम्
mahāntamebhiḥ sahitaṃ brahmāṇamatitejasam / avyaktaṃ jagato yoniḥ saṃharedekamavyayam
Zusammen mit diesen Mahat-Prinzipien zieht Er selbst Brahmā von überragendem Glanz zurück. Das Unmanifestierte (Avyakta), der Schoß des Universums, sammelt den ganzen Kosmos und führt ihn in das Eine zurück, das Unvergängliche.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages, in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It points to an imperishable One (ekam avyayam) beyond even Brahmā and cosmic principles, into which the universe is reabsorbed—implying a supreme, changeless reality underlying creation and dissolution.
The verse supports dissolution-meditation (laya-bhāvanā): tracing the mind from gross phenomena back through tattvas (like Mahat) to the avyakta, and finally resting awareness in the imperishable One—consistent with Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shāstra tone that culminates in steady absorption.
By emphasizing a single imperishable source beyond cosmic roles, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms (whether framed as Śiva or Viṣṇu) point to one ultimate reality into which all principles and deities resolve at pralaya.