Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
गत्वा महान्तं प्रकृतिं प्रधानं ब्रह्माणमेकं पुरुषं स्वबीजम् / अतिष्ठदीशस्य पदं तदव्ययं दृष्ट्वा देवास्तत्र तत्र स्तुवन्ति
gatvā mahāntaṃ prakṛtiṃ pradhānaṃ brahmāṇamekaṃ puruṣaṃ svabījam / atiṣṭhadīśasya padaṃ tadavyayaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāstatra tatra stuvanti
Ayant dépassé Mahat, Prakṛti et Pradhāna, et ayant réalisé l’unique Brahman—l’unique Puruṣa, cause de Lui-même (dont la semence est en Lui)—Il s’établit dans la demeure impérissable du Seigneur. Voyant cet état suprême, les dieux, là et partout, chantent des hymnes de louange.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) narrating an Ishvara-centered yogic realization in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as one Brahman/Puruṣa, self-caused and beyond Prakṛti and its evolutes (like Mahat), indicating an imperishable, non-material ground of consciousness identified with Īśvara’s highest station.
The verse implies a discriminative, contemplative ascent (viveka) beyond tattvas—Mahat, Prakṛti, Pradhāna—culminating in firm establishment (niṣṭhā) in Īśvara’s imperishable state, aligning with Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-oriented yogic realization.
By centering realization on Īśvara as the one imperishable Brahman/Puruṣa beyond Prakṛti, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the Supreme Lord praised by the devas transcends sectarian labels, enabling Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in devotion and metaphysics.