Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
स एष देवो भगवान् परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः / स्थानं तद् विदुरादित्यं वेदज्ञा वेदविग्रहम्
sa eṣa devo bhagavān parameṣṭhī prajāpatiḥ / sthānaṃ tad vidurādityaṃ vedajñā vedavigraham
พระองค์นั้นแลคือเทพผู้เป็นภควาน ปรมेष्ठิน ปรชาปติ; ผู้รู้พระเวทย่อมรู้ฐานะนั้นว่าเป็นอาทิตยะ (พระอาทิตย์)—ผู้รู้พระเวท และผู้มีรูปเป็นพระเวทเอง.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta reporting the teaching in a sage-assembly)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the supreme divine principle as Parameṣṭhin/Prajāpati and equates that highest “station” with Āditya—suggesting the Supreme is knowable as the luminous, ordering intelligence that embodies Vedic truth (veda-vigraha).
No specific technique is listed, but the verse supports a contemplative approach where meditation fixes on Āditya as the manifest locus of the supreme state—aligning inner realization with Vedic knowledge (veda-jñāna) and the disciplined pursuit of dharma.
By grounding the supreme identity in Vedic embodiment rather than sectarian form, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the highest Lord (Īśvara) can be praised through shared Vedic titles and cosmic functions, enabling Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.