Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
रूपं तथैवाविशतः शब्दस्पर्शौ गुणावुभौ / त्रिगुणः स्यात् ततो वह्निः स शब्दस्पर्शरूपवान्
rūpaṃ tathaivāviśataḥ śabdasparśau guṇāvubhau / triguṇaḥ syāt tato vahniḥ sa śabdasparśarūpavān
പിന്നെ രൂപവും പ്രവേശിച്ചു; ശബ്ദവും സ്പർശവും എന്ന രണ്ടു ഗുണങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം. അതിനാൽ ത്രിഗുണമായ വഹ്നി (അഗ്നി) ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു—ശബ്ദ-സ്പർശ-രൂപസമ്പന്നൻ.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching of creation as taught by sages in the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it describes prakṛti’s elemental evolution through guṇas and qualities; the Atman/Iśvara is implied as the witnessing, transcendent principle distinct from these changing tattvas.
This verse itself is cosmological, but it supports tattva-viveka (discriminative contemplation): meditating on how elements arise with specific qualities helps detach awareness from sensory attributes (sound, touch, form), a foundation for Purāṇic Yoga disciplines.
Not explicitly; it contributes to the shared metaphysical ground used by both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings in the Kurma Purana—cosmic evolution is presented as a universal framework within which devotion to either form of Iśvara is harmonized.