Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 26
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
त्वत्तो वेदाः सकलाः संप्रसूता- स्त्वय्येवान्ते संस्थितिं ते लभन्ते / पश्यामस्त्वां जगतो हेतुभूतं नृत्यन्तं स्वे हृदये सन्निविष्टम्
tvatto vedāḥ sakalāḥ saṃprasūtā- stvayyevānte saṃsthitiṃ te labhante / paśyāmastvāṃ jagato hetubhūtaṃ nṛtyantaṃ sve hṛdaye sanniviṣṭam
汝よりすべてのヴェーダは余すところなく生じ、終わりにはただ汝のうちに安住の処を得る。われらは汝を宇宙の因として観る—神聖なるリーラーに舞いながら、なお我らの心臓に宿り給う。
Sages/devotees praising the Supreme Lord (identified with Hari who embodies Shiva-Vishnu unity in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s theology)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as both transcendent source and final ground—Vedic revelation originates from Him and returns to Him—while also being immanent as the indwelling presence in the heart, indicating a non-dual inner Īśvara/Ātman vision.
The verse points to hṛdaya-sthāna upāsanā—contemplation of the Lord seated within the heart—aligning with Purāṇic Yoga where the practitioner internalizes the cosmic Īśvara as the inner witness and object of meditation.
By describing one Supreme cause who is both cosmic (creator/dissolver of Vedic order) and dynamic (the ‘dancing’ Lord), the verse supports the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis where Śaiva imagery and Vaiṣṇava identity converge in a single Īśvara.