Shloka 15
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
स एव क्षोभको विप्राः क्षोभ्यश्च परमेश्वरः / स संकोचविकासाभ्यां प्रधानत्वे ऽपि च स्थितः
sa eva kṣobhako viprāḥ kṣobhyaśca parameśvaraḥ / sa saṃkocavikāsābhyāṃ pradhānatve 'pi ca sthitaḥ
ஓ விப்ரர்களே, அந்த பரமேஸ்வரனே கலக்கத்தை உண்டாக்குபவனும், கலக்கப்படுவதற்குரிய ஆதாரமுமாக இருக்கிறான்; சுருக்கமும் விரிவும் ஆகிய இரண்டினாலும், பிரதானம் (பிரகృతి) என இருந்தாலும் நிலைபெற்று நிற்கிறான்।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) addressing the sages (vipras)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as non-dual: the same Reality is both the initiator of cosmic movement (kṣobhaka) and the ground that appears as the moved principle (kṣobhya), indicating that causation and effect ultimately inhere in one Parameśvara.
The verse supports an Ishvara-centered contemplation used in Kurma Purana’s yogic teaching: meditate on the Lord as both transcendent and immanent—beyond Pradhāna yet also present as its governing power—helping stabilize the mind in non-dual insight (īśvara-anusandhāna).
By using the title Parameśvara and describing the Supreme as the single source within Pradhāna itself, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names differ but the one Lord-function (Ishvara) is shared—supporting Shiva–Vishnu unity at the level of ultimate reality.