Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
स तं करेण विश्वात्मा समुत्थाप्य सनातनम् / प्रोवाच मधुरं वाक्यं मायया तस्य मोहितः
sa taṃ kareṇa viśvātmā samutthāpya sanātanam / provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ māyayā tasya mohitaḥ
そのとき宇宙の自己は、その永遠なる者を御手で起こし、甘美なる言葉を語った――相手は御身のマーヤーにより惑わされていた。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the Lord’s action and speech)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as Viśvātmā—the indwelling Self of all—who can uplift beings and guide them, showing that the Supreme is both immanent (within all) and active as the compassionate teacher.
The verse itself is a narrative setup, but it implies the Yogic principle that ignorance (moha) arises through Māyā and is removed through the Lord’s upadeśa (instruction), a key foundation for later Pāśupata-oriented discipline: purification, right understanding, and guided practice.
By calling the Lord Viśvātmā and attributing Māyā to Him, the text leans toward a non-sectarian, non-dual frame: the single Supreme who teaches and deludes by divine power can be understood as the shared Ishvara honored in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions.