Shloka 82
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
एकीभावश्च देवस्य विष्णुना कथितस्ततः / विमोहो ब्रह्मणश्चाथ संज्ञालाभो हरेस्ततः
ekībhāvaśca devasya viṣṇunā kathitastataḥ / vimoho brahmaṇaścātha saṃjñālābho harestataḥ
അപ്പോൾ വിഷ്ണു ദേവന്റെ ഏകത്വഭാവം വിശദീകരിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ മോഹം നീങ്ങി, പിന്നെ ഹരിയുടെ യഥാർത്ഥ സ്വരൂപപരിചയം ലഭിച്ചു.
Sūta (narrator) summarizing the outcome of Viṣṇu’s instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames realization as “ekībhāva” (oneness): true knowledge arises when delusion falls away and the Divine is recognized as a single, non-contradictory Supreme reality.
The verse emphasizes the yogic result rather than a technique: removal of vimoha (delusion) and saṃjñā-lābha (right recognition). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual framework, this aligns with disciplined contemplation and discriminative knowledge leading to clarity of the Supreme.
By stressing “ekībhāva” (unity of the Lord) taught by Viṣṇu, it supports the Kurma Purana’s reconciliatory theology where sectarian difference yields to a single Supreme principle recognized through right understanding.