Shloka 59
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
बृहत्त्वाच्च स्मृतो ब्रह्मा परत्वात् परमेश्वरः / वशित्वादप्यवश्यत्वादीश्वरः परिभाषितः
bṛhattvācca smṛto brahmā paratvāt parameśvaraḥ / vaśitvādapyavaśyatvādīśvaraḥ paribhāṣitaḥ
その広大さゆえに、御方は「ブラフマー」と憶念される。超越性ゆえに「パラメーシュヴァラ（至上主）」と呼ばれる。さらに、主権的な統御力を具え、決して他者の支配に服さぬがゆえに、「イーシュヴァラ」と定義される。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu), teaching the sages (Kurma Purana doctrinal exposition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It characterizes the Supreme as all-pervading (bṛhattva), transcendent (paratva), and absolutely independent—never ruled by anything else—thus indicating an ultimate reality that is both immanent and beyond, the ground of all beings.
No specific technique is listed, but the verse supplies a key Yogic contemplation: meditate on Īśvara as the independent sovereign (īśitṛ) who is never conditioned—supporting īśvara-praṇidhāna (devotional concentration on the Lord) as a stabilizing focus in Yoga-shastra.
By defining the Supreme through titles like Parameśvara and Īśvara without sectarian limitation, the Kurma Purana frames lordship and transcendence as one reality—compatible with its Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the highest Lord is approached through shared divine attributes.