Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
ब्रह्माणं विदधे पूर्वं भवन्तं यः सनातनः / वेदांश्च प्रददौ तुभ्यं सो ऽयमायाति शङ्करः
brahmāṇaṃ vidadhe pūrvaṃ bhavantaṃ yaḥ sanātanaḥ / vedāṃśca pradadau tubhyaṃ so 'yamāyāti śaṅkaraḥ
യേ സനാതനൻ മുമ്പ് നിങ്ങളെ ബ്രഹ്മാവായി നിയോഗിക്കുകയും വേദങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളെക്കു ദാനം ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്തുവോ—അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഈ ശങ്കരൻ ഇപ്പോൾ ഇവിടെ വരുന്നത്।
A narrator/sage addressing Brahmā (contextual identification within Purva-bhaga discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It points to a single Eternal source who empowers cosmic functions (creating Brahmā and granting the Vedas), indicating one supreme reality manifesting as the Lord behind all divine roles.
No specific technique is named; the emphasis is theological contemplation (īśvara-smṛti)—meditating on the one Lord as the giver of Vedic wisdom and the ordainer of creation, a foundation for later Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline in the Kurma Purana.
It supports a synthetic, non-sectarian reading: the Eternal Lord who governs creation and revelation is identified as Śaṅkara, aligning divine supremacy with Śiva while maintaining the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava unity framework.