Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
अन्ये निर्बोजयोगेन ब्रह्मभावेन भाविताः / ध्यायन्ति तत् परं व्योम वासुदेवं परं पदम्
anye nirbojayogena brahmabhāvena bhāvitāḥ / dhyāyanti tat paraṃ vyoma vāsudevaṃ paraṃ padam
Yang lain, matang melalui yoga tanpa benih dan diserap oleh keadaan Brahman, bermeditasi pada hamparan tertinggi itu—Vāsudeva—sebagai kedudukan dan tempat bernaung yang paling luhur.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna-context discourse on liberation
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It presents the Supreme as the “paramaṃ vyoma” and “paramaṃ padam”—a transcendent, all-pervading reality identified with Vāsudeva, realizable through Brahman-consciousness rather than through external supports.
It highlights nirbīja-yoga—meditation without a “seed” (no gross object or conceptual support), culminating in steady dhyāna where the mind rests in Brahman-bhāva and contemplates Vāsudeva as the highest goal.
By framing the supreme goal as Brahman-realization attained through yogic absorption and naming that supreme reality as Vāsudeva, the verse supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis where the highest Lord is one, approached through shared yogic and theistic contemplations.