Shloka 39
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
यमाहुः पुरुषं हंसं प्रधानात् परतः स्थितम् / हिरण्यगर्भं कपिलं छन्दोमूर्ति सनातनम्
yamāhuḥ puruṣaṃ haṃsaṃ pradhānāt parataḥ sthitam / hiraṇyagarbhaṃ kapilaṃ chandomūrti sanātanam
Ils Le proclament comme le Purusha suprême—le Haṃsa—demeurant au-delà de Pradhāna (la Nature primordiale) ; comme Hiraṇyagarbha, Kapila, l’Éternel dont la forme même est le Chandas, les Veda (mètres et hymnes).
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic teaching of the Supreme as described by sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines the Supreme as the Puruṣa/Haṃsa who stands beyond Pradhāna (Prakṛti), indicating the Self is transcendental to material causality and is the eternal ground of creation.
The verse implies a Sāṃkhya-Yoga discernment practice: separating Puruṣa (pure consciousness) from Pradhāna (nature). Meditation is oriented toward the Haṃsa principle—abiding in the witness beyond guṇas—aligned with Pāśupata-style transcendence of prakṛtic bonds.
By presenting the one Supreme as the Veda-embodied eternal Lord beyond Prakṛti, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality praised by different names and lineages (including Vedic, Sāṃkhya, and theistic traditions) is ultimately one.