Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
त्वं ब्रह्मा हरिरथ विश्वयोनिरग्निः संहर्ता दिनकरमण्डलाधिवासः / प्राणस्त्वं हुतवहवासवादिभेद- सत्वामेकं शरणमुपैमि देवमीशम्
tvaṃ brahmā hariratha viśvayoniragniḥ saṃhartā dinakaramaṇḍalādhivāsaḥ / prāṇastvaṃ hutavahavāsavādibheda- satvāmekaṃ śaraṇamupaimi devamīśam
Ты — Брахма; Ты же и Хари (Вишну). Ты — Агни, лоно вселенной; Ты — Разрушитель; Ты пребываешь в солнечном круге. Ты — прана, жизненное дыхание; и Ты являешься как различенные силы — Агни, Васава (Индра) и прочие. К Тебе одному — Единому без второго — я прибегаю как к прибежищу, о божественный Владыка Иша.
A devotee/sage offering a hymn of surrender within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame (stuti addressed to the Supreme Īśa identified with multiple deities).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents one supreme Īśa as the underlying reality behind Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Agni, Indra, the Sun, and even prāṇa—implying a single divine essence manifesting as many functions and powers.
The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and one-pointed contemplation of the One Lord as present in all cosmic functions (creation, preservation, dissolution) and within life-breath (prāṇa), a key meditative support in Purāṇic yoga and devotion.
By addressing the supreme as Īśa while simultaneously identifying Him with Hari and the cosmic destroyer, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms are honored, yet the ultimate Lord is one and non-exclusive.