Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 9
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
अहं धाता हि लोकानां यज्ञो नारायणः प्रभुः / न मामृते ऽस्य जगतो जीवनं सर्वदा क्वचित्
ahaṃ dhātā hi lokānāṃ yajño nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / na māmṛte 'sya jagato jīvanaṃ sarvadā kvacit
ខ្ញុំជាព្រះធាតា អ្នកគាំទ្រលោកទាំងឡាយ; ខ្ញុំជាយជ្ញៈ (យញ្ញ) គឺពិធីបូជាដ៏សក្ការៈផ្ទាល់; ខ្ញុំជានារាយណៈ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏លើសលប់។ គ្មានខ្ញុំទេ សកលលោកនេះគ្មានជីវិត—គ្រប់ពេល គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង។
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu-Nārāyaṇa), teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the single sustaining principle behind all worlds—so fundamental that apart from Him the cosmos has no “life” or operative vitality.
The verse supports Ishvara-centric meditation: contemplative absorption on the Lord as the inner life (prāṇa-like ground) and as Yajña—the sacred order—aligning one’s mind and actions as offerings (īśvara-arpana) in a Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
By presenting the Supreme as the all-sustaining Lord and the very principle of Yajña, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Ishvara is approached through different divine names and forms without compromising unity.