Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
अंशो धाता भगस्त्वष्टा मित्रो ऽथ वरुणोर्ऽयमा / विवस्वान् सविता पूषा ह्यंशुमान् विष्णुरेव च
aṃśo dhātā bhagastvaṣṭā mitro 'tha varuṇor'yamā / vivasvān savitā pūṣā hyaṃśumān viṣṇureva ca
Aṃśa, Dhātṛ, Bhaga, Tvaṣṭṛ, Mitra, Varuṇa et Aryaman; Vivasvān, Savitṛ, Pūṣan et Aṃśumān : tels sont, en vérité, les Ādityas, et parmi eux se trouve aussi Viṣṇu.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic enumeration to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By placing Viṣṇu among the Ādityas, the verse points to the Supreme as pervading and expressing through cosmic functions—sustenance, order, nourishment, and illumination—implying a single divine reality manifesting as many names and powers.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; however, it supports contemplative upāsanā (meditative reverence) through nāma-smaraṇa—reflecting on divine names as embodiments of cosmic principles (ṛta, nourishment, inspiration), a common Purāṇic aid to concentration and devotion.
Indirectly: by treating divine powers as functional manifestations within one cosmic order, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian names (including Viṣṇu and, elsewhere, Śiva) indicate complementary modes of the same supreme governance rather than mutually exclusive deities.