Shloka 62
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
सृजत्यशेषमेवेदं यः स्वकर्मानुरूपतः / स्वात्मन्यवस्थितस्तस्मै चतुर्वक्त्रात्मने नमः
sṛjatyaśeṣamevedaṃ yaḥ svakarmānurūpataḥ / svātmanyavasthitastasmai caturvaktrātmane namaḥ
Sembah sujud kepada Yang Bermuka Empat: Dia yang bersemayam dalam Diri-Nya sendiri, lalu mencipta seluruh alam tanpa tersisa menurut karma makhluk. Kepada Caturmukha-Atman itu, salam hormat.
Kurma Purana narrator (Purana-vakta), within a stotra-style passage praising the cosmic creator (Brahma) as an instrument of the Supreme
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the creator as “abiding in the Self,” implying that cosmic activity proceeds from an inner, self-established principle rather than from mere external material causation.
While not prescribing a technique directly, the verse foregrounds svātma-niṣṭhā—steadiness in the Self—as the inner yogic basis from which right governance of creation (and, for practitioners, right action) is understood.
By stressing creation as karma-governed and rooted in the Self, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: functional deities (like Brahmā) operate as manifestations/instruments of the one supreme reality honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.