Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं ब्रह्मा तद्भावभावितः / प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतस्तस्थौ गृणन् ब्रह्म सनातनम्
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ brahmā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ / prāñjaliḥ praṇatastasthau gṛṇan brahma sanātanam
Ainsi, après avoir loué Mahādeva, Brahmā—l’esprit pénétré de cette même dévotion—demeura debout, les paumes jointes, incliné avec respect, continuant d’exalter le Brahman éternel.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Brahmā’s action after praising Śiva)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Śiva the “Eternal Brahman,” the verse points to the supreme reality as timeless and absolute—worthy of worship not merely as a deity-form but as Brahman itself.
It highlights bhāva-samāveśa (absorption in devotional feeling): Brahmā’s mind becomes “tadbhāva-bhāvita,” and he remains steady with añjali and praṇāma—classic devotional disciplines that stabilize attention and purify consciousness.
In the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, praising Mahādeva as Brahman supports a non-sectarian, non-dual thrust: the supreme principle (Brahman/Iśvara) is honored through Śiva, consistent with the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.