Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
यस्याशेषविभागहीनममलं हृद्यन्तरावस्थितं तत्त्वं ज्योतिरनन्तमेकमचलं सत्यं परं सर्वगम् / स्थानं प्राहुरनादिमध्यनिधनं यस्मादिदं जायते नित्यं त्वामहमुपैमि सत्यविभवंविश्वेश्वरन्तंशिवम्
yasyāśeṣavibhāgahīnamamalaṃ hṛdyantarāvasthitaṃ tattvaṃ jyotiranantamekamacalaṃ satyaṃ paraṃ sarvagam / sthānaṃ prāhuranādimadhyanidhanaṃ yasmādidaṃ jāyate nityaṃ tvāmahamupaimi satyavibhavaṃviśveśvarantaṃśivam
Je prends refuge sans cesse en ce Śiva, Seigneur de l’univers : dont la Réalité immaculée, sans aucune division, demeure au cœur comme une lumière infinie—une, immobile, Vérité suprême, omniprésente. On L’appelle la Demeure éternelle—sans commencement, milieu ni fin—de qui ce monde entier naît continuellement.
A devotee/narratorial voice offering a stotra (hymn) to Śiva within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It describes the Supreme as a single, stainless, divisionless Reality abiding in the heart as infinite light—unchanging, all-pervading, and the ultimate Truth from which the world arises.
The verse points to inward contemplation (hṛdy-antara-avasthitam): meditation on the heart-indwelling, changeless light (jyotiḥ) as the one Reality—an inner-focused practice consistent with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and jñāna-yoga themes in the Kurma Purana.
By presenting Śiva as the supreme, all-pervading tattva and refuge, it supports the Purana’s synthetic theology where the highest Lord is one Reality approached through different divine names and forms—often harmonizing Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava viewpoints.