Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
भवानप्येवमेवाद्य शाश्वतं हि ममोहरम् / प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैतान् विचित्रान् पुरुषर्षभ
bhavānapyevamevādya śāśvataṃ hi mamoharam / praviśya lokān paśyaitān vicitrān puruṣarṣabha
Ô le meilleur des hommes, toi aussi—de même, aujourd’hui—entre dans cette vision qui est Mienne, éternellement merveilleuse et vraiment enchanteresse, et contemple ces mondes aux étonnantes diversités.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) addressing King Indradyumna (or a foremost royal seeker)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the revelation “eternal” and “Mine,” the verse frames the many worlds as a manifestation within the Lord’s timeless reality—implying that true vision is grounded in the enduring Self beyond changing phenomena.
The instruction to “enter” and “behold” points to yogic inner-perception (dhyāna/antar-darśana): a disciplined contemplative absorption where the seeker is led into a direct experiential vision of cosmic order rather than mere conceptual knowledge.
Though Vishnu (as Kurma) speaks, the emphasis is on a single, eternal divine source revealing the cosmos—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian forms (Shaiva/Vaishnava) converge in one supreme reality.