Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
प्रवर्तते मय्यजस्त्रमाद्या चाक्षरभावना / द्वितीया ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ता देवस्याक्षरभावना
pravartate mayyajastramādyā cākṣarabhāvanā / dvitīyā brahmaṇaḥ proktā devasyākṣarabhāvanā
ការសមាធិដំបូងលើអក្សរ—អមតៈ នោះ ដំណើរការនៅក្នុងខ្ញុំ ដោយមិនដាច់ខាត។ ការសមាធិទីពីរ ត្រូវបានប្រកាសថាជារបស់ព្រះព្រហ្ម (Brahman) ហើយក៏ត្រូវបង្រៀនថា ជាការសមាធិលើអក្សររបស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដែរ។
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on Akshara-bhavana (Brahman/Ishvara contemplation)
Primary Rasa: shanta
It presents the Imperishable (Akṣara) as a single contemplative reality: whether approached as “Brahman” or as “the Lord (Deva/Iśvara),” the meditation culminates in the same unceasing awareness of the imperishable ground.
The verse highlights akṣara-bhāvanā—steady, uninterrupted contemplation on the Imperishable—framed as a disciplined inner cultivation (bhāvanā) that can be practiced through either Brahman-oriented or Iśvara-oriented focus, aligning with Kurma Purana’s yoga-teaching style.
By equating Brahman-contemplation with the Lord’s Akṣara-contemplation, the verse supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme imperishable reality is one, expressed through Iśvara-language that can harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion.