Shloka 9
Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa
Cosmic Egg
सत्यानृते न तत्रास्तां नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः / न वर्णाश्रमधर्माश्च न नद्यो न च पर्वताः
satyānṛte na tatrāstāṃ nottamādhamamadhyamāḥ / na varṇāśramadharmāśca na nadyo na ca parvatāḥ
तत्र न सत्यमस्ति नानृतं, न चोत्तमाधममध्यमभेदाः। न वर्णाश्रमधर्माः, न नद्यः, न पर्वताश्च॥
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) describing a realm/state beyond worldly dualities (as part of Purāṇic cosmological-philosophical instruction to the inquiring interlocutors).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By denying truth/falsehood and all gradations (high/low/middle), the verse points to a condition beyond conceptual dualities—suggestive of the Self’s non-conditioned reality, where worldly predicates and social rankings do not apply.
The verse implies a yogic aim: moving beyond dvandvas (pairs of opposites) and identity based on status or role. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual frame (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis), this aligns with inner withdrawal from external markers and steady contemplation toward a transcendent, attributeless state.
Indirectly: it presents a shared Purāṇic philosophical horizon where the highest reality transcends sectarian and social distinctions. This supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach, where Shaiva (Pāśupata-yogic) and Vaishnava (Vishnu/Kūrma) teachings converge on a non-dual culmination.