Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं ब्रह्मा तद्भावभावितः / प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतस्तस्थौ गृणन् ब्रह्म सनातनम्
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ brahmā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ / prāñjaliḥ praṇatastasthau gṛṇan brahma sanātanam
ఇలా మహాదేవుని స్తుతించి, ఆ భక్తిభావంతో నిండిన బ్రహ్మా అంజలి బద్ధుడై నమస్కరించి నిలిచి, సనాతన బ్రహ్మను స్తుతించసాగెను.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Brahmā’s action after praising Śiva)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Śiva the “Eternal Brahman,” the verse points to the supreme reality as timeless and absolute—worthy of worship not merely as a deity-form but as Brahman itself.
It highlights bhāva-samāveśa (absorption in devotional feeling): Brahmā’s mind becomes “tadbhāva-bhāvita,” and he remains steady with añjali and praṇāma—classic devotional disciplines that stabilize attention and purify consciousness.
In the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, praising Mahādeva as Brahman supports a non-sectarian, non-dual thrust: the supreme principle (Brahman/Iśvara) is honored through Śiva, consistent with the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.