Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
विभाति रुद्रैरभितो दिवस्थैः समावृतो योगिभैरप्रमेयैः / सबालखिल्यादिभिरेष देवो यथोदये भानुरशेषदेवः
vibhāti rudrairabhito divasthaiḥ samāvṛto yogibhairaprameyaiḥ / sabālakhilyādibhireṣa devo yathodaye bhānuraśeṣadevaḥ
Cette Divinité resplendit, entourée de toutes parts par les Rudra qui demeurent au ciel, et ceinte d’innombrables yogin—avec les sages Bālakhilya et d’autres—comme, au lever du jour, le Soleil paraît éclatant au milieu de tous les dieux.
Narrator (Purāṇic dialogue frame continuing the Ishvara-Gita section, describing the Lord’s theophany)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By portraying the Lord as “immeasurable” and self-luminous, revered by Rudras, yogins, and sages alike, the verse points to a Supreme Reality that transcends counting and limitation, yet becomes directly knowable through divine vision (darśana).
The presence of “yogins” around the Lord emphasizes yogic realization: disciplined contemplation culminating in darśana of Īśvara—an Ishvara-centered yoga aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption.
Rudras encircling the supreme Deity signals harmony rather than rivalry: Shaiva powers (Rudras) honor the same highest Lord, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva-tattva and Viṣṇu-tattva converge in Īśvara.