Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
नारायणस्त्वं जगतामथादिः पितामहस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च / वेदान्तगुह्योपनिषत्सु गीतः सदाशिवस्त्वं परमेश्वरो ऽसि
nārāyaṇastvaṃ jagatāmathādiḥ pitāmahastvaṃ prapitāmahaśca / vedāntaguhyopaniṣatsu gītaḥ sadāśivastvaṃ parameśvaro 'si
നീ നാരായണൻ, സർവ്വ ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ആദികാരണം. നീ പിതാമഹൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാ)യും പ്രപിതാമഹനും. വേദാന്തത്തിന്റെ ഗുഹ്യഹൃദയം ആയ രഹസ്യ ഉപനിഷത്തുകളിൽ നിന്നെ ഗാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. നീ സദാശിവൻ; നീ പരമേശ്വരൻ.
A devotee/sage offering stuti (hymn of praise) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies one Supreme reality as the first cause and inner doctrine of the Upaniṣads—one Lord appearing as Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, and Sadāśiva—implying a single, all-grounding Self/Īśvara behind all manifestations.
The verse points to Upaniṣadic (Vedāntic) contemplation: meditation on the one Parameśvara as the source and indwelling reality. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, this supports īśvara-dhyāna and jñāna-informed bhakti aligned with Pāśupata-style devotion to the Supreme.
It explicitly equates Nārāyaṇa with Sadāśiva and Parameśvara, presenting Shiva and Vishnu as names and forms of the same Supreme Lord rather than competing deities.