Shloka 55
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुर्दानवमर्दनः / अपश्यदीश्वरं देवं ज्वलन्तं विमले ऽम्भसि
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurdānavamardanaḥ / apaśyadīśvaraṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ vimale 'mbhasi
Mendengar kata-kata itu, Viṣṇu—penghancur Dānava—melihat Īśvara, Tuhan, menyala gemilang dalam air yang jernih suci.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Viṣṇu’s vision of Īśvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Īśvara as directly knowable through vision when conditions are purified—symbolized by “spotless waters”—implying that the Supreme is self-luminous (jvalantam) and revealed to a refined consciousness.
The verse emphasizes purification as a prerequisite for divine realization: inner and outer śuddhi (purity) leading to darśana (direct apprehension). In Kurma Purana’s broader yogic frame, such purity supports dhyāna and samādhi-like clarity where Īśvara becomes manifest.
Although Viṣṇu is the seer here, the object of vision is Īśvara—often Shaiva-coded—signaling the Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the Supreme Lord transcends names and is approachable within both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language.