Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
मन्मयं त्वन्मयं चैव सर्वमेतन्न संशयः / भवान् सोमस्त्वहं सूर्यो भवान् रात्रिरहं दिनम्
manmayaṃ tvanmayaṃ caiva sarvametanna saṃśayaḥ / bhavān somastvahaṃ sūryo bhavān rātrirahaṃ dinam
ഇതെല്ലാം എന്നാലും നിനാലും വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—സംശയമില്ല. നീ സോമൻ (ചന്ദ്രൻ), ഞാൻ സൂര്യൻ; നീ രാത്രി, ഞാൻ പകൽ.
Lord Shiva (as the Supreme Ishvara) addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) — a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis passage within the Ishvara Gita section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a non-dual vision where the one Supreme Reality is expressed as mutually-pervading forms (“me” and “you”), showing that apparent opposites (Sun/Moon, day/night) are complementary manifestations within the same all-pervading Self.
The verse supports a contemplative practice of bheda-buddhi-nivṛtti (removal of difference-notion): meditating on paired opposites as expressions of one Ishvara, a key orientation for Pashupata-style inner absorption (samādhi) and steady equanimity.
It depicts Shiva and Vishnu as non-separate powers of the same Supreme Ishvara, mutually pervading the cosmos—an explicit Shaiva-Vaishnava unity where divine functions appear as complementary polarities rather than rival deities.