Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 47
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
तत्राससाद योगात्मा विष्णुना सह विश्वकृत् / तेजसा पूरयन् विश्वं भाति देवो महेश्वरः
tatrāsasāda yogātmā viṣṇunā saha viśvakṛt / tejasā pūrayan viśvaṃ bhāti devo maheśvaraḥ
នៅទីនោះ មហេស្វរៈ—អ្នកបង្កើតសកល និងជាព្រលឹងនៃយោគៈ—បានអង្គុយជាមួយព្រះវិષ્ણុ; ហើយដោយតេជៈរុងរឿងរបស់ទ្រង់ បំពេញពិភពលោកទាំងមូល ព្រះអម្ចាស់ទេវៈបានភ្លឺចែងចាំង។
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Ishvara-Gita section, describing the theophany of Maheshvara in the presence of Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By portraying Maheshvara as “yogātmā” and as the one whose tejas pervades the entire cosmos, the verse implies a supreme reality that is both the inner yogic essence and the all-pervading luminous ground of existence.
The verse emphasizes the yogic state as an ontological reality—Maheshvara himself is “the soul of Yoga.” In the Ishvara-Gita frame, this supports meditation on the Lord’s all-pervading tejas (luminous presence) as a contemplative method aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption (samādhi).
It depicts non-competitive unity: Maheshvara is shown seated “together with Vishnu,” while radiating cosmic tejas—an Ishvara-Gita hallmark of Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the supreme divinity is honored through both names and forms.