Shloka 36
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
अस्माच्च कारणाद् ब्रह्मन् पुत्रो भवतु मे भवान् / पद्मयोनिरिति ख्यातो मत्प्रियार्थं जगन्मय
asmācca kāraṇād brahman putro bhavatu me bhavān / padmayoniriti khyāto matpriyārthaṃ jaganmaya
ഈ കാരണത്താൽ, ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, നീ എന്റെ പുത്രനാകുക. ‘പദ്മയോനി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി, ജഗന്മയനായി, എന്റെ പ്രിയാർത്ഥത്തിനായി ലോകസൃഷ്ടി ചെയ്ക.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord (Ishvara) as the purposeful cause of manifestation, directing Brahma’s creative role; the Self is implied as the governing source from whom cosmic functions proceed.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is Ishvara-centric contemplation—seeing creation as proceeding from the Lord’s will, which supports devotion (bhakti) and one-pointedness (ekāgratā) in practice.
While Vishnu/Kurma speaks here, the Purana’s broader synthesis frames the Supreme as one Ishvara beyond sectarian division; Brahma’s role as creator is subordinate to that one divine sovereignty, compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava non-dual theology.