Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
तिस्त्रस्तु मूर्तयः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः / रजः सत्त्वतमोयोगात् परस्य परमात्मनः
tistrastu mūrtayaḥ proktā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / rajaḥ sattvatamoyogāt parasya paramātmanaḥ
மூன்று வடிவங்கள் கூறப்படுகின்றன—பிரம்மா, விஷ்ணு, மகேஸ்வரன்—பரமாத்மனில் ரஜஸ், சத்த்வ, தமஸ் ஆகிய குணங்களின் சேர்க்கையால் வெளிப்படுபவை।
Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s doctrinal exposition (attributed in tradition to Lord Kūrma’s instruction stream)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Paramātman as the ultimate basis from which the three divine functions/personae are expressed, with the guṇas serving as the explanatory principle for differentiated manifestation.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it supplies a metaphysical framework (triguṇa theory) that later supports yoga-practice by guiding discernment (viveka) beyond sattva-rajas-tamas toward the Supreme.
It places Viṣṇu and Maheśvara alongside Brahmā as co-manifest forms grounded in the one Paramātman, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative, non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaiṣṇava theology.