Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
यतीनां यतचित्तानां न्यासिनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् / हैरण्यगर्भं तत् स्थानं यस्मान्नावर्तते पुनः
yatīnāṃ yatacittānāṃ nyāsināmūrdhvaretasām / hairaṇyagarbhaṃ tat sthānaṃ yasmānnāvartate punaḥ
ਜਿਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਚਿੱਤ ਵਾਲੇ ਯਤੀ, ਮਨ-ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹੀ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਊਰਧ੍ਵਰੇਤਸ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਜਿਸ ਧਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹੀ ਹਿਰਣ੍ਯਗਰਭ-ਸਥਾਨ ਹੈ; ਉੱਥੋਂ ਫਿਰ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a transcendent, non-returning state reached through inner mastery; the Atman-realization implied here is marked by freedom from rebirth and stability in a higher, subtle principle (Hiraṇyagarbha).
Mind-restraint (yama-like discipline), renunciation (nyāsa/sannyāsa), and ūrdhva-retas—sublimation of vital energy through brahmacarya and yogic containment—are presented as direct means to a non-returning attainment.
Though Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) speaks, the emphasis on ascetic yoga, renunciation, and liberation aligns with Shaiva-Pāśupata soteriology, reflecting the Purana’s synthetic, non-sectarian spiritual framework.