Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
सो ऽपि योगिनमन्वीक्ष्य प्रणमन्तमुपस्थितम् / प्रत्युद्गम्य स्वयं देवो विश्वात्मा परिषस्वजे
so 'pi yoginamanvīkṣya praṇamantamupasthitam / pratyudgamya svayaṃ devo viśvātmā pariṣasvaje
പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് സമക്ഷത്ത് നിന്ന യോഗിയെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, സ്വയം ദേവൻ—വിശ്വാത്മാവ്—മുന്നോട്ട് വന്ന് അവനെ അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്ത് ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്തു।
Narrator (Purana narrator describing the Lord’s action in the story-frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the Lord “Viśvātmā,” it identifies Him as the indwelling Self of all beings, implying that the divine presence is universal and not limited to a single form.
The verse emphasizes the yogin’s humility and surrender (praṇāma) as a yogic discipline; it presents devotion and reverence as supportive to higher realization, aligning Yoga with divine grace rather than mere technique.
Though Vishnu/Kūrma is implied as the welcoming Lord, the title “Viśvātmā” frames the deity as the universal divine principle—supporting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme is one, expressed through multiple theistic forms.