Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
औत्तमे ऽप्यन्तरे विष्णुः सत्यैः सह सुरोत्तमैः / सत्यायामभवत् सत्यः सत्यरूपो जनार्दनः
auttame 'pyantare viṣṇuḥ satyaiḥ saha surottamaiḥ / satyāyāmabhavat satyaḥ satyarūpo janārdanaḥ
Dalam Manvantara Auttama pun, Viṣṇu bersama para dewa utama yang disebut Satya, menampakkan diri di Satyā dan menjadi Satya sendiri—Janārdana yang berwujud Kebenaran.
Suta (narrator) recounting the Purana’s account of Vishnu’s Manvantara manifestations
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme (Vishnu/Janārdana) with Satya itself—Truth as an ontological reality—implying that the highest principle is unwavering, self-consistent, and the ground of dharma.
No specific technique is named in this verse; its yogic implication is ethical and contemplative—steadiness in satya (truthfulness) as a foundational yama that supports higher discipline, including the Pāśupata-oriented purification emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
While Shiva is not explicitly mentioned, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative theology: the supreme Lord is defined by satya (truth) as the highest reality, a framing compatible with both Vaiṣṇava devotion to Vishnu and Śaiva metaphysics that treats the Supreme as the truth-principle underlying all forms.