Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
नमस्ते सहस्त्रार्कचन्द्राभमूर्ते नमो वेदविज्ञानधर्माभिगम्य / नमो देवदेवादिदेवादिदेव प्रभो विश्वयोने ऽथ भूयो नमस्ते
namaste sahastrārkacandrābhamūrte namo vedavijñānadharmābhigamya / namo devadevādidevādideva prabho viśvayone 'tha bhūyo namaste
សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលរូបសភាពភ្លឺចែងចាំងដូចព្រះអាទិត្យ និងព្រះចន្ទពាន់។ សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលអាចឈានដល់ដោយវេដៈ ដោយវិជ្ជាពិត និងដោយធម៌។ សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គ—ទេវនៃទេវទាំងឡាយ ព្រះដើមក្នុងចំណោមទេវ។ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ មាត្រដ្ឋាន និងប្រភពនៃសកលលោក—ម្តងទៀត សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គ។
A devotee/sage offering a stuti (hymn) within the Purva-bhaga narration (praise addressed to the Supreme Lord, understood in Kurma Purana as the Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis of Īśvara).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the luminous cosmic Lord—“source-womb of the universe”—who is knowable through Veda, realized knowledge (vijñāna), and dharma, implying a transcendent yet accessible Īśvara grounding all existence.
The verse points to a triad of disciplines aligned with Kurma Purana spirituality: scriptural contemplation (Veda), inner realization/discriminative insight (vijñāna—akin to jñāna-yoga and meditative discernment), and dharmic living (ethical and ritual order), which together mature devotion into direct approach to Īśvara.
By using the title “Devādideva” and describing the one Lord as the universal source, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest Īśvara praised is beyond narrow division and can be understood through both Shaiva and Vaishnava theological lenses.