Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
विरराजारविन्दस्थः पद्मगर्भसमद्युतिः / ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूर्भगवान् जगद्योनिः पितामहः
virarājāravindasthaḥ padmagarbhasamadyutiḥ / brahmā svayaṃbhūrbhagavān jagadyoniḥ pitāmahaḥ
ಕಮಲಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿರಾಜಿಸಿ, ಪದ್ಮಗರ್ಭಸಮ ದ್ಯುತಿಯುಳ್ಳ—ಸ್ವಯಂಭೂ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ಜಗದ್ಯೋನಿ ಪಿತಾಮಹನು ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭವಿಸಿದನು।
Suta (narrator) recounting the cosmogonic account within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Brahmā as “svayaṃbhū” and “jagad-yoni,” the verse points to a self-manifesting cosmic principle—creation proceeds from an inner, self-sustaining source rather than from mere external causation.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; however, the lotus imagery functions as a contemplative symbol—purity and emergence from the unmanifest—often used in Purāṇic yoga-reflection to steady the mind on the origin and order of creation.
Indirectly: it frames a shared Purāṇic cosmology where Brahmā’s emergence is part of a unified divine order, supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader tendency toward Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony rather than sectarian separation.