Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
विभर्त्यशेषभूतानि यो ऽन्तश्चरति सर्वदा / शक्तिर्माहेश्चरी तुभ्यं तस्मै वाय्वात्मने नमः
vibhartyaśeṣabhūtāni yo 'ntaścarati sarvadā / śaktirmāheścarī tubhyaṃ tasmai vāyvātmane namaḥ
സദാ അന്തർവർത്തിയായി സഞ്ചരിച്ചു സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളെയും ധരിക്കുന്നവനായ വായ്വാത്മക പരമേശ്വരനു നമസ്കാരം। മാഹേശ്വരീ ശക്തി നിനക്കേ ഉള്ളതാണ്।
A sage/narrator offering stuti (hymn) within the Purāṇic discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Self as the indwelling mover (antaḥcarati) that sustains all beings—an Antaryāmin-like principle experienced as Vāyu/prāṇa within, indicating a single sustaining reality present in all.
By identifying the indweller as Vāyu, it implicitly points to prāṇa-awareness (prāṇānusandhāna) and inner stillness: meditative attention to the life-wind as a doorway to the sustaining divine presence, aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
It praises Vāyu while affirming Māheśvarī Śakti, blending Śaiva power-language with a universal indwelling principle—typical of the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where divine functions are shared across Śiva-Viṣṇu frameworks.