Shloka 21
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
श्रुत्वा वाचं स भगवान् विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः / अनुज्ञाप्याथ योगेन प्रविष्टो ब्रह्मणस्तनुम्
śrutvā vācaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ / anujñāpyātha yogena praviṣṭo brahmaṇastanum
Ayant entendu ces paroles, le Bienheureux Seigneur Viṣṇu—dont la vaillance repose sur la vérité—donna son assentiment, puis, par la puissance du yoga, entra dans le corps de Brahmā.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Viṣṇu’s action in the creation context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as capable of pervading and operating through another divine form: Viṣṇu’s yogic “entry” into Brahmā suggests the inner controller (antaryāmin) principle—one consciousness guiding cosmic functions through appropriate bodies.
The verse highlights yoga as siddhi-bearing divine union (yogena): mastery of consciousness enabling transference/penetration into a form for cosmic work—an archetype for higher yogic states described in Purāṇic yoga-shāstra, where concentration and identity-shift culminate in effective action (kriyā-śakti).
While Śiva is not named here, the motif aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme operates through multiple divine offices (such as Brahmā for creation), consistent with the text’s broader non-sectarian stance where ultimate reality can be approached through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva frames, including Pāśupata-oriented yogic language.