Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
एतद् वः कथितं विप्राः पुत्रत्वं परमेष्ठिनः / ब्रह्मणः पद्मयोनित्वं शङ्करस्यामितौजसः
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ putratvaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ / brahmaṇaḥ padmayonitvaṃ śaṅkarasyāmitaujasaḥ
Wahai para brāhmaṇa resi, demikian telah kujelaskan kepada kalian tentang putra Parameṣṭhin, tentang Brahmā yang lahir dari padma, dan tentang kemuliaan Śaṅkara yang berteja tak terukur.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) addressing the sages (viprāḥ)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames cosmic roles—Brahmā’s station and lotus-birth, and Śiva’s boundless potency—as expressions within a higher divine order, implying the Supreme stands prior to and beyond these manifested offices.
No specific technique is taught in this line; it functions as doctrinal ground for Ishvara-centric contemplation, where meditation is supported by understanding the hierarchy of deities and cosmic emanation.
By presenting Śaṅkara’s limitless power alongside Brahmā’s origin within the same narrated divine framework, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis—Śiva and Viṣṇu are coordinated manifestations under one supreme reality.