Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
पश्य त्वमात्मनात्मानमात्मीयममलं पदम् / नावयोर्विद्यते भेद एवं पश्यन्ति सूरयः
paśya tvamātmanātmānamātmīyamamalaṃ padam / nāvayorvidyate bheda evaṃ paśyanti sūrayaḥ
സ്വന്തം ആത്മാവാൽ ആത്മാവിനെ ദർശിക്ക—നിന്റെ അമലമായ പദം. നമ്മിൽ ഭേദമില്ല; ജ്ഞാനികൾ ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാണ് കാണുന്നത്.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the seeker in a non-dual vision consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches direct Self-recognition: the pure (amala) state is realized by the Self itself, and the realized ones see no real difference between the individual self and the Lord.
The verse points to inward contemplative practice—ātma-darśana—where attention is withdrawn from external distinctions and fixed on the Self as the means and the goal, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and knowledge (jñāna) leading to mokṣa.
By asserting “no difference between us,” it reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian, non-dual stance where supreme divinity is one—supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava unity rather than rivalry.