Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
वसन्ति तत्र पुरुषास्तदात्मानो व्यवस्थिताः / ईश्वरा योगधर्माणो ये चान्ये तत्त्वचिन्तकाः
vasanti tatra puruṣāstadātmāno vyavasthitāḥ / īśvarā yogadharmāṇo ye cānye tattvacintakāḥ
അവിടെ പുരുഷന്മാർ—അതേ ആത്മസ്വരൂപത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി—സ്ഥിരമായി വസിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ യോഗധർമ്മങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തരായ ഈശ്വരസ്വരൂപന്മാരും മറ്റു തത്ത്വചിന്തക മുനിമാരും വസിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking to the sages (including Indradyumna context in the Purva-bhaga narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents liberated beings as “tad-ātmānaḥ”—those whose identity is established in That Self—indicating realization as stable abidance in the Supreme Atman rather than mere belief.
The verse points to “yoga-dharma,” the disciplined path of Yoga—ethical restraint, steadiness, and contemplative absorption—culminating in tattva-cintana (inquiry into ultimate reality) characteristic of Kurma Purana’s yogic teaching.
By emphasizing Ishvara, Yoga-dharma, and tattva-realization in a single liberated domain, it supports the Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme (Ishvara) is approached through yogic discipline and non-dual insight, harmonizing Shaiva yoga idiom with Vaishnava narration.