Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 35
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
आद्यः परस्ताद् भगवान् परमात्मा सनातनः / गीयते सर्वशक्त्यात्मा शूलपाणिर्महेश्वरः
ādyaḥ parastād bhagavān paramātmā sanātanaḥ / gīyate sarvaśaktyātmā śūlapāṇirmaheśvaraḥ
वह आद्य, परात्पर भगवान्, परमात्मा और सनातन हैं। वे सर्वशक्तियों के आत्मस्वरूप, शूलपाणि महेश्वर के रूप में गाए जाते हैं।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) in a doctrinal praise of Śiva/Maheśvara within the Kurma Purana’s integrated theology
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme Self as eternal and transcendent (parastāt), the primordial source (ādyaḥ), and the very Paramātman—here explicitly equated with Mahēśvara.
No technique is prescribed directly; the verse functions as īśvara-smṛti and stuti—devotional contemplation on the transcendent Lord as the all-powerful inner reality, a basis for one-pointed meditation (ekāgratā) in Shaiva-Pashupata oriented practice.
By having Kūrma (a Vishnu form) praise Mahēśvara as Paramātman, it advances the Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the Supreme is one, spoken of through Śiva/Vishnu names and forms.