Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
भवानप्येवमेवाद्य शाश्वतं हि ममोहरम् / प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैतान् विचित्रान् पुरुषर्षभ
bhavānapyevamevādya śāśvataṃ hi mamoharam / praviśya lokān paśyaitān vicitrān puruṣarṣabha
ஆண் சிறந்தவனே! நீயும் இன்று இவ்வாறே என் இந்த நித்தியமான மனோகர தரிசனத்தில் புகுந்து, இவ்விசித்திர உலகங்களைப் பார்।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) addressing King Indradyumna (or a foremost royal seeker)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the revelation “eternal” and “Mine,” the verse frames the many worlds as a manifestation within the Lord’s timeless reality—implying that true vision is grounded in the enduring Self beyond changing phenomena.
The instruction to “enter” and “behold” points to yogic inner-perception (dhyāna/antar-darśana): a disciplined contemplative absorption where the seeker is led into a direct experiential vision of cosmic order rather than mere conceptual knowledge.
Though Vishnu (as Kurma) speaks, the emphasis is on a single, eternal divine source revealing the cosmos—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian forms (Shaiva/Vaishnava) converge in one supreme reality.