Shloka 21
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
श्रुत्वा वाचं स भगवान् विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः / अनुज्ञाप्याथ योगेन प्रविष्टो ब्रह्मणस्तनुम्
śrutvā vācaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ / anujñāpyātha yogena praviṣṭo brahmaṇastanum
ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് സത്യപരാക്രമനായ ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണു അനുവാദം നൽകി, യോഗശക്തിയാൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ ദേഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Viṣṇu’s action in the creation context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as capable of pervading and operating through another divine form: Viṣṇu’s yogic “entry” into Brahmā suggests the inner controller (antaryāmin) principle—one consciousness guiding cosmic functions through appropriate bodies.
The verse highlights yoga as siddhi-bearing divine union (yogena): mastery of consciousness enabling transference/penetration into a form for cosmic work—an archetype for higher yogic states described in Purāṇic yoga-shāstra, where concentration and identity-shift culminate in effective action (kriyā-śakti).
While Śiva is not named here, the motif aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: the Supreme operates through multiple divine offices (such as Brahmā for creation), consistent with the text’s broader non-sectarian stance where ultimate reality can be approached through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva frames, including Pāśupata-oriented yogic language.