Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
निमेषमात्रेण स मां प्राप्तो योगविदां वरः / व्याजहार स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्मयमानो महाद्युतिः
nimeṣamātreṇa sa māṃ prāpto yogavidāṃ varaḥ / vyājahāra svayaṃ brahmā smayamāno mahādyutiḥ
เพียงชั่วพริบตา ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่นักรู้โยคะก็มาถึงเรา แล้วพระพรหมผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยรัศมีอันยิ่งใหญ่ ทรงแย้มสรวลและตรัสขึ้น
Primary narrator voice within the dialogue frame (contextual narration leading into Brahmā’s speech); Brahmā is about to speak in the next line of discourse.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that higher knowledge is transmitted through immediate divine encounter and revelation: the yogin’s swift arrival and Brahmā’s radiant presence point to consciousness (Atman) as accessible through yogic attainment and divine grace rather than mere ritual action.
The verse highlights siddhi-like immediacy—“in a blink”—suggesting mastery of yogic disciplines (dhāraṇā–dhyāna–samādhi) that culminate in direct access to higher teachers and teachings, aligning with Purāṇic yoga where realization ripens into guidance from the divine.
While Śiva and Viṣṇu are not named here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such divine revelations (by Brahmā and other deities) as harmonized within one supreme reality—supporting a non-sectarian, integrative theology that later explicitly accommodates Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity.