Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 49 Shloka 42 - Kurma Purana | Japanese | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

चतुर्थो वासुदेवस्य मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मीति संज्ञिता / राजसी चानिरुद्धाख्या प्रद्युम्नः सृष्टिकारिका

Transliteration

caturtho vāsudevasya mūrtirbrāhmīti saṃjñitā / rājasī cāniruddhākhyā pradyumnaḥ sṛṣṭikārikā

Translation

ヴァースデーヴァの第四の顕現は「ブラーフミー」の形相と名づけられる。ラジャスに属するその力は「アニルッダ」と呼ばれ、また「プラデュムナ」は創造を動かし始める働きの因である。

Word by Word

चतुर्थःthe fourth

वासुदेवस्यof Vāsudeva

मूर्तिःform/manifestation

ब्राह्मी-इति“Brāhmī” (thus)

संज्ञिताis named

राजसीrājasic (of rajas)

चand

अनिरुद्ध-आख्याnamed Aniruddha

प्रद्युम्नःPradyumna

सृष्टि-कारिकाthe cause/agent of creation

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana doctrinal exposition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

Vāsudeva

Brāhmī

Aniruddha

Pradyumna

Brahmā

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents Vāsudeva as the supreme source whose powers manifest as functional forms (vyūhas) governing cosmic processes—implying the one Self appears as many without losing unity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse is primarily cosmological rather than procedural; it supports contemplative Yoga by offering a meditation-framework where the yogin traces creation back to Vāsudeva beyond the guṇas, especially beyond rajas-driven activity.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By describing divine functions as manifestations of one supreme principle (Vāsudeva) that also includes the Brahmā-creative principle, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where sectarian functions are harmonized within a single ultimate reality.