Shloka 42
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
चतुर्थो वासुदेवस्य मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मीति संज्ञिता / राजसी चानिरुद्धाख्या प्रद्युम्नः सृष्टिकारिका
caturtho vāsudevasya mūrtirbrāhmīti saṃjñitā / rājasī cāniruddhākhyā pradyumnaḥ sṛṣṭikārikā
വാസുദേവന്റെ നാലാമത്തെ മൂർത്തി ‘ബ്രാഹ്മീ’ എന്നു അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. ആ രാജസീ ശക്തി ‘അനിരുദ്ധ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധം; ‘പ്രദ്യുമ്ന’ സൃഷ്ടിയെ പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുന്ന കാരകനാണ്.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana doctrinal exposition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Vāsudeva as the supreme source whose powers manifest as functional forms (vyūhas) governing cosmic processes—implying the one Self appears as many without losing unity.
This verse is primarily cosmological rather than procedural; it supports contemplative Yoga by offering a meditation-framework where the yogin traces creation back to Vāsudeva beyond the guṇas, especially beyond rajas-driven activity.
By describing divine functions as manifestations of one supreme principle (Vāsudeva) that also includes the Brahmā-creative principle, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where sectarian functions are harmonized within a single ultimate reality.