Shloka 69
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
अस्मिन् पुराणे लक्ष्म्यास्तु संभवः कथितः पुरा / मोहायाशेषभूतानां वासुदेवेन योजनम्
asmin purāṇe lakṣmyāstu saṃbhavaḥ kathitaḥ purā / mohāyāśeṣabhūtānāṃ vāsudevena yojanam
ഈ പുരാണത്തിൽ ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മിയുടെ അവതാരം മുൻപേ വിവരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്; കൂടാതെ വാസുദേവൻ ചെയ്ത ദിവ്യക്രമവും പറയുന്നു, അതിനാൽ സകല ജീവികളും മോഹത്തിൽ മറയുന്നു.
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame), summarizing contents and purport
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies a Lord (Vāsudeva) who governs manifestation and concealment: the Self is not overpowered by delusion, but delusion (mोह) operates as a divine dispensation affecting embodied beings, while the Supreme remains the ordainer.
The verse points to the need for yoga as a remedy to divine delusion (māyā-moha): discernment (viveka), devotion (bhakti), and disciplined practice (yoga-sādhana) are implied as the means to pierce the Lord’s veil—an idea developed in the Kurma Purana’s later yoga-oriented teachings.
Though Vāsudeva is named explicitly, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats the Lord’s power of concealment and grace as one Supreme principle honored through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva language—supporting a non-sectarian, unified theism.