Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे ऽष्टमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं नारदाद्या महर्षयः / प्रणम्य वरदं विष्णुं पप्रच्छुः संशयान्विता
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge 'ṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ / praṇamya varadaṃ viṣṇuṃ papracchuḥ saṃśayānvitā
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa sacré, dans la compilation de six mille ślokas, au Pūrva-bhāga, s’achève le huitième chapitre. Sūta dit : Ayant entendu ces paroles, les grands sages, Nārada en tête, se prosternèrent devant Viṣṇu, dispensateur de grâces, et l’interrogèrent, l’esprit encore troublé de doutes.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames Viṣṇu as the authoritative, boon-giving divine source whom sages approach for clarification—suggesting that knowledge of ultimate reality is gained through humble inquiry to the Supreme.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it establishes the classical purāṇic method preceding Yoga instruction—śravaṇa (hearing), praṇāma (reverent surrender), and praśna (disciplined questioning) as the gateway to later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented practice and dharma.
While Śiva is not named here, the verse situates Viṣṇu as the boon-giving teacher addressed by sages—within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader synthesis where such divine instruction later harmonizes Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava perspectives.