Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
नारायणस्त्वं जगतामथादिः पितामहस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च / वेदान्तगुह्योपनिषत्सु गीतः सदाशिवस्त्वं परमेश्वरो ऽसि
nārāyaṇastvaṃ jagatāmathādiḥ pitāmahastvaṃ prapitāmahaśca / vedāntaguhyopaniṣatsu gītaḥ sadāśivastvaṃ parameśvaro 'si
तू नारायण आहेस, सर्व जगतांचा आदिकारण. तू पितामह (ब्रह्मा) आणि प्रपितामहही आहेस. वेदान्ताच्या गूढ हृदयातील—गुप्त उपनिषदांत—तुझा गान आहे. तू सदाशिव; तू परमेश्वर आहेस.
A devotee/sage offering stuti (hymn of praise) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies one Supreme reality as the first cause and inner doctrine of the Upaniṣads—one Lord appearing as Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, and Sadāśiva—implying a single, all-grounding Self/Īśvara behind all manifestations.
The verse points to Upaniṣadic (Vedāntic) contemplation: meditation on the one Parameśvara as the source and indwelling reality. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, this supports īśvara-dhyāna and jñāna-informed bhakti aligned with Pāśupata-style devotion to the Supreme.
It explicitly equates Nārāyaṇa with Sadāśiva and Parameśvara, presenting Shiva and Vishnu as names and forms of the same Supreme Lord rather than competing deities.