Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
ब्रह्मोवाच त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानामनन्तो ऽस्यखिलात्मकः / व्यापी सर्वामरवपुर्महायोगी सनातनः
brahmovāca tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāmananto 'syakhilātmakaḥ / vyāpī sarvāmaravapurmahāyogī sanātanaḥ
Brahmā berkata: Engkaulah tempat berlindung dan tujuan akhir semua makhluk—Yang Tanpa Akhir, Diri batin bagi seluruh jagat ini. Engkau meliputi segalanya, berwujud segala para dewa; Engkaulah Mahāyogin yang kekal, Sanātana.
Brahma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (treated as shanta-adjacent)
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the inner Self of the entire cosmos (akhilātmaka) and the final refuge/goal (gatiḥ) of all beings—implying a non-dual ground that pervades and supports all life.
The verse does not list techniques, but it frames the object of meditation: Ishvara as the all-pervading Mahāyogin. In Kurma Purana’s yoga-idiom, this supports īśvara-dhyāna—steady contemplation of the Lord as the indwelling Self and the transcendent, eternal reality.
By calling the Supreme “bearing the form of all gods” (sarvāmaravapuḥ), it treats all divine forms as expressions of one Ishvara—harmonizing sectarian identities in a single, non-exclusive theological vision characteristic of the Kurma Purana.