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
તે લંબોદર, લંબ, લાંબાક્ષ અને લંબકેશ છે; તે સર્વજ્ઞ, સમબુદ્ધિ, સાધ્ય (પ્રાપ્ય લક્ષ્ય) અને સત્યસ્વરૂપ છે।
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.