Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
यत्त्वयाभ्यर्थितं ब्रह्मन् पुत्रत्वे भवतो मम / कृतं मया तत् सकलं सृजस्व विविधं जगत्
yattvayābhyarthitaṃ brahman putratve bhavato mama / kṛtaṃ mayā tat sakalaṃ sṛjasva vividhaṃ jagat
O Brahman (Brahmā), whatever you entreated of me—that I should become your son—I have fulfilled in its entirety. Now create the manifold world in all its wondrous variety.
Lord Vishnu (as the Supreme Lord addressing Brahmā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies a hierarchy of cosmic functions: the Supreme Lord fulfills the divine intention (being the ultimate cause), while Brahmā is empowered to manifest the diversified cosmos—suggesting the Atman/Ishvara as the enabling ground behind creation.
This verse is primarily cosmological rather than yogic; however, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching that disciplined alignment with Ishvara’s will (īśvara-niyoga) underlies right action—an ethical foundation that complements later Yoga-shastra instructions (notably in the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita).
While Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative theology: the Supreme Lord delegates creative function to Brahmā, consistent with a non-sectarian framework where divine powers operate harmoniously—an approach later echoed in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis themes across the text.