Shloka 71
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
विश्वामित्र उवाच यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां यस्मिन् सर्वमिदं जगत् / स विष्णुः सर्वभूतात्मा तमाश्रित्य विमुच्यते
viśvāmitra uvāca yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yasmin sarvamidaṃ jagat / sa viṣṇuḥ sarvabhūtātmā tamāśritya vimucyate
ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਉਤਪੱਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸਾਰਾ ਜਗਤ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਹੈ—ਉਹੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਸਭ ਭੂਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰਾਤਮਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਲੈਣ ਨਾਲ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਮਿਲਦੀ ਹੈ।
Viśvāmitra
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Viṣṇu as sarva-bhūtātmā—the indwelling Self of all beings—showing the Supreme as both the source of manifestation and the inner consciousness sustaining the world.
The verse emphasizes āśraya (taking refuge) in Īśvara as a direct liberating orientation—supporting devotion (bhakti), one-pointed contemplation on the indwelling Lord, and surrender as a core sādhana aligned with Purāṇic Yoga.
By defining the Supreme as the universal inner Self and source of the cosmos, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest Īśvara is one reality, praised through names such as Viṣṇu (and elsewhere, Śiva) without contradiction.