Shloka 19
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
महान्तमेभिः सहितं ब्रह्माणमतितेजसम् / अव्यक्तं जगतो योनिः संहरेदेकमव्ययम्
mahāntamebhiḥ sahitaṃ brahmāṇamatitejasam / avyaktaṃ jagato yoniḥ saṃharedekamavyayam
इन महत्-तत्त्वों सहित वह अतितेजस्वी ब्रह्मा को भी संहर लेता है; जगत् की योनि अव्यक्त समस्त विश्व को एक अव्यय परम तत्त्व में समेट लेती है।
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages, in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It points to an imperishable One (ekam avyayam) beyond even Brahmā and cosmic principles, into which the universe is reabsorbed—implying a supreme, changeless reality underlying creation and dissolution.
The verse supports dissolution-meditation (laya-bhāvanā): tracing the mind from gross phenomena back through tattvas (like Mahat) to the avyakta, and finally resting awareness in the imperishable One—consistent with Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shāstra tone that culminates in steady absorption.
By emphasizing a single imperishable source beyond cosmic roles, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms (whether framed as Śiva or Viṣṇu) point to one ultimate reality into which all principles and deities resolve at pralaya.