Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
स त्वं ममाग्रजः पुत्रः सृष्टिहेतोर्विनिर्मितः / ममैव दक्षिणादङ्गाद् वामाङ्गात् पुरुषोत्तमः
sa tvaṃ mamāgrajaḥ putraḥ sṛṣṭihetorvinirmitaḥ / mamaiva dakṣiṇādaṅgād vāmāṅgāt puruṣottamaḥ
ท่านนั่นเองคือบุตรผู้เกิดก่อนของเรา ถูกสร้างขึ้นเพื่อเหตุแห่งการสร้างสรรพสิ่ง จากกายของเราเอง—จากอวัยวะขวาและอวัยวะซ้าย—โอ ปุรุโษตตมะ ท่านได้อุบัติขึ้น
A creator-figure (Prajāpati/Brahmā in the creation narrative) addressing a progeny/emanation within the sṛṣṭi context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the addressed one “Puruṣottama” while also describing emergence from the divine body, the verse frames creation as an emanative act: the Supreme remains transcendent yet appears as progeny for sustaining cosmic order.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is contemplative—meditating on the Supreme as both immanent (present as the source of beings) and transcendent (the “Puruṣottama”), a theme later systematized in Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented teachings.
While neither name appears directly, the epithet “Puruṣottama” and the emanation-style cosmology support the Purana’s synthetic theology: the one Supreme is the inner source of creation, a framework compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava unity emphasized across the text.