Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
यः शेषशयने शेते विश्वमावृत्य मायया / स्वात्मानुभूतियोगेन तस्मै विश्वात्मने नमः
yaḥ śeṣaśayane śete viśvamāvṛtya māyayā / svātmānubhūtiyogena tasmai viśvātmane namaḥ
Sembah sujud kepada Diri Semesta: Dia yang berbaring di atas Śeṣa, menyelubungi alam dengan māyā-Nya, dan yang disedari melalui yoga pengalaman langsung akan Diri. Kepada Viśvātman itu, salam hormat.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) — within the Ishvara Gita teaching context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as Viśvātmā—the inner Self of all—who is not merely cosmic in form (reclining on Śeṣa) but is realized inwardly as one’s own Self through direct spiritual experience.
The verse points to svātmānubhūti-yoga: meditative inquiry and absorption leading to immediate realization of the Self, aligning devotion (namaḥ) with inner knowledge (anubhūti) in the Ishvara Gita’s yoga-oriented teaching.
By emphasizing the one Viśvātmā realized through yoga beyond names and forms, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the supreme reality praised as Vishnu (on Śeṣa) is the same inner Lord affirmed in Shaiva yogic language.