Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच नमो ऽस्तु ते शाश्वत सर्वयोने ब्रह्माधिपं त्वामृषयो वदन्ति / तपश्च सत्त्वं च रजस्तमश्च त्वामेव सर्व प्रवदन्ति सन्तः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca namo 'stu te śāśvata sarvayone brahmādhipaṃ tvāmṛṣayo vadanti / tapaśca sattvaṃ ca rajastamaśca tvāmeva sarva pravadanti santaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : Hommage à Toi, Éternel, matrice et source de tout. Les ṛṣi déclarent que Tu es le Seigneur souverain au-dessus de Brahmā. L’austérité, le sattva, et aussi le rajas et le tamas : les sages proclament que tout cela, c’est Toi seul.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the all-origin (sarvayoni) and all-inclusive reality: even tapas and the three guṇas are said to be nothing but That—implying a single ultimate principle underlying creation and experience.
Tapas is emphasized as a sacred force aligned with the Supreme; in Kurma Purana’s yogic ethos (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), austerity and inner purification are framed as ways of recognizing the Lord as the ground of the guṇas.
By identifying the Supreme as the source of all powers and principles (including the guṇas and creative authority), the verse supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest Lord transcends names and forms, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion.