Shloka 58
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
नमो गूढशरीराय निर्गुणाय नमो ऽस्तु ते / पुरुषाय पुराणाय सत्तामात्रस्वरूपिणे
namo gūḍhaśarīrāya nirguṇāya namo 'stu te / puruṣāya purāṇāya sattāmātrasvarūpiṇe
Verehrung Dir, dessen Leib verborgen ist jenseits aller Wahrnehmung; Verehrung Dir, der ohne Eigenschaften ist (nirguṇa). Verehrung dem uranfänglichen Puruṣa, dem Uralten, dessen Wesen reines Sein allein ist.
A devotee/supplicant voice within the Kurma Purana’s devotional-philosophical discourse (stuti addressed to the Supreme Iśvara identified with Hari who is also approached in Shaiva terms as Nirguṇa Iśvara).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as nirguṇa (beyond qualities) and as sattā-mātra (pure Being itself), indicating a transcendent Self not limited by perceptible form or material attributes.
The verse supports nirguṇa-upāsanā: meditation on the attributeless Iśvara as pure existence, a contemplative approach aligned with inner withdrawal from sense-based conceptions toward subtle realization.
By praising the one Supreme Puruṣa as nirguṇa and hidden beyond form, it aligns with the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality addressed as Hari can also be approached through Shaiva categories of Nirguṇa Iśvara.