Shloka 37
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
एष सर्वं सृजत्यादौ पाति हन्ति च केशवः / भूतान्तरात्मा भगवान् नारायण इति श्रुतिः
eṣa sarvaṃ sṛjatyādau pāti hanti ca keśavaḥ / bhūtāntarātmā bhagavān nārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ
അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് കേശവൻ; ആദിയിൽ എല്ലാം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുകയും, പാലിക്കുകയും, ലയിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. ശ്രുതി പറയുന്നു—സകലഭൂതങ്ങളുടെയും അന്തരാത്മാവായ ഭഗവാൻ നാരായണൻ തന്നെയെന്ന്।
Traditional narrator within the Kurma Purana’s discourse (attributing the doctrine to Śruti/Vedic authority)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme Lord as bhūtāntarātmā—the indwelling Self within all beings—linking cosmic lordship (creation, preservation, dissolution) with inner immanence (Antaryāmin).
The verse supports antaryāmin-dhyāna: meditating on Nārāyaṇa/Īśvara as the inner witness and controller in all beings—an inward contemplative basis compatible with Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shastra and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.
By grounding the teaching in Śruti and presenting a single Supreme who performs all cosmic functions and dwells in all beings, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the One Īśvara is honored through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language.