Shloka 95
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
तस्माद् ब्रह्मा महादेवो विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरः परः / एकस्यैव स्मृतास्तिस्त्रस्तनूः कार्यवशात् प्रभोः
tasmād brahmā mahādevo viṣṇurviśveśvaraḥ paraḥ / ekasyaiva smṛtāstistrastanūḥ kāryavaśāt prabhoḥ
അതുകൊണ്ട് ബ്രഹ്മാവും മഹാദേവൻ (ശിവൻ)യും വിഷ്ണുവും—വിശ്വേശ്വരനായ പരമപ്രഭു—ഒരേയൊരു പരമാധിപന്റെ മൂന്ന് തനുക്കൾ/രൂപങ്ങൾ ആയി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; ലോകകാര്യാവശ്യപ്രകാരം അവ ധരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna-context on the unity of Īśvara
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents one supreme Prabhu/Īśvara as the single ultimate reality, while Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Mahādeva are described as functional manifestations—implying unity at the highest level and diversity only in role-based expression.
This verse is doctrinal rather than procedural: it supports Īśvara-centered contemplation (Īśvara-dhyāna) by directing the meditator to see the one Lord behind multiple divine forms—an important foundation for Pāśupata/Īśvara-oriented Yoga taught elsewhere in the Kūrma tradition.
Śiva (Mahādeva) and Viṣṇu are not rival absolutes here; they are two of the three tanūḥ (forms) of the one Supreme Lord, differentiated by cosmic function rather than by ultimate essence.