Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे एकोनपञ्चाशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच अस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे पूर्वं वर्तमाने महान् विभुः / द्वापरे प्रथमे व्यासो मनुः स्वायंभुवो मतः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge ekonapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca asmin manvantare pūrvaṃ vartamāne mahān vibhuḥ / dvāpare prathame vyāso manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo mataḥ
अशा प्रकारे श्रीकूर्मपुराणाच्या षट्साहस्त्री संहितेच्या पूर्वभागातील एकोणपन्नासावा अध्याय। सूत म्हणाले—या वर्तमान मन्वंतरात पूर्वी महान् विभूने परंपरा रचली; आणि प्रथम द्वापरयुगात व्यास म्हणून स्वायंभुव मनू मानला जातो।
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by calling the divine principle “Vibhu” (all-pervading), it frames the Supreme as pervasive and governing cosmic time-cycles (Manvantara/Yuga), a common Purāṇic way of pointing to the all-encompassing reality underlying history.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a chronological and textual transition. Its relevance to Yoga is contextual: it situates later teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology) within an authorized lineage of revelation and compilation.
Not explicitly. However, by emphasizing “Vibhu” as the overarching divine regulator of cosmic eras, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian stance where supreme lordship can be expressed through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological vocabularies.