Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे देशमो ऽध्यायः श्रीकूर्म उवाच एवं सृष्ट्वा परीच्यादीन् देवदेवः पितामहः / सहैव मानसैः पुत्रैस्तताप परमं तपः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge deśamo 'dhyāyaḥ śrīkūrma uvāca evaṃ sṛṣṭvā parīcyādīn devadevaḥ pitāmahaḥ / sahaiva mānasaiḥ putraistatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, dans la Saṃhitā de six mille vers, dans la section Pūrva—(ici commence) le chapitre. Le Seigneur Kūrma dit : Ayant ainsi créé Parīci et les autres sages, le Grand-Père Brahmā, Dieu des dieux, avec ses fils nés de l’esprit, entreprit l’austérité suprême.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents tapas (austerity) as the means by which even Brahmā stabilizes creation—implying that realization and cosmic order depend on disciplined inward power aligned with the Supreme reality that sustains all beings.
Tapas is highlighted—an ascetic-yogic discipline involving restraint, concentration, and sustained spiritual effort. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching style, such tapas functions as a foundational limb supporting higher yogic absorption and dharmic governance.
By placing the teaching in Lord Kūrma’s voice while describing Brahmā’s tapas, it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative theology: cosmic functions (creation, austerity, grace) are narrated through a Vaiṣṇava avatāra while remaining compatible with Śaiva-yogic ideals like tapas central to Pāśupata-oriented spirituality.