Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
एतावदुक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुस्तूष्णीं बभूव ह / ज्ञात्वा तत् परमं तत्त्वं स्वमात्मानं महेश्वरम्
etāvaduktvā bhagavān viṣṇustūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha / jñātvā tat paramaṃ tattvaṃ svamātmānaṃ maheśvaram
Setelah berkata sekadar itu, Bhagavān Viṣṇu pun diam. Kerana baginda telah menyedari Hakikat Tertinggi—Diri-Nya sendiri—sebagai Maheśvara, Tuhan Yang Agung.
Lord Vishnu (as the divine teacher, expressing realization of Maheśvara as the Supreme Self)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the “supreme tattva” as one’s own Self (svam ātmānam), implying the highest reality is realized inwardly as Atman rather than merely conceived as an external deity.
The verse emphasizes realization (jñātvā) culminating in silence (tūṣṇīm), aligning with jñāna-yoga and contemplative mauna as the natural outcome of direct knowledge of the Supreme Principle.
Vishnu is portrayed as recognizing the Supreme Reality as Maheśvara, expressing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where Shiva and Vishnu converge in the one supreme Ishvara.