Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
यद् वेदवादाभिरता विदेहं सब्रह्मविज्ञानमभेदमेकम् / पश्यन्त्यनेकं भवतः स्वरूपं सब्रह्मपारं प्रणतो ऽस्मि नित्यम्
yad vedavādābhiratā videhaṃ sabrahmavijñānamabhedamekam / paśyantyanekaṃ bhavataḥ svarūpaṃ sabrahmapāraṃ praṇato 'smi nityam
Je me prosterne sans cesse devant Toi — l’Unique Réalité, indivisible, sans corps, identique à la connaissance de Brahman — que ceux qui se dévouent aux enseignements védiques contemplent comme multiple en formes : Toi qui transcendes même Brahmā et tout ce qu’on nomme « le domaine de Brahman ».
A devotee/sage offering a hymn of obeisance to the Supreme Lord (Hari as the transcendent Brahman)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It describes the Supreme as bodiless, one, indivisible, and identical with Brahman-realization, while still being perceived in many forms—signaling a non-dual essence with plural manifestations.
The verse points to jñāna-oriented contemplation: moving from Vedic study and reflection (vedavāda) toward direct realization of the non-different One (abhedam ekam), a core meditative aim echoed in Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings.
By presenting the Supreme as one reality appearing in many forms and transcending sectarian limits, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava names/forms can be understood as expressions of the same non-dual Brahman.