Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
लम्बोदरश्च लम्बश्च लाम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशकः / सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश्च साध्यः सत्यस्तथैव च
lambodaraśca lambaśca lāmbākṣo lambakeśakaḥ / sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiśca sādhyaḥ satyastathaiva ca
Il est le Ventru, le Grand, le Large‑Regard, et celui dont la chevelure longue s’écoule. Il est l’Omniscient, l’égal d’esprit envers tous, le But atteignable, et la Vérité elle‑même.
Purāṇic narrator (in a stotra/sahasranāma sequence praising the Supreme Lord identified with Hari who is also revered through Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By naming Him “Satya” (Truth) and “Sarvajña” (All-knowing), the verse presents the Supreme as the ultimate reality and conscious principle, not merely a deity with form but the ground of all being.
The key yogic cue is “Samabuddhi” (equal-mindedness), a foundational discipline for meditation—cultivating impartial awareness and steadiness, which supports devotion and contemplative absorption in Īśvara.
Though expressed in a Hari-centered stotra, the qualities (Truth, omniscience, the attainable supreme goal) are those of Īśvara in general, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Supreme is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava lenses.