Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
सत्त्वमात्रत्मिकां देवस्तनुमन्यामगृह्णत / ततो ऽस्य मुखतो देवा दीव्यतः संप्रजज्ञिरे
sattvamātratmikāṃ devastanumanyāmagṛhṇata / tato 'sya mukhato devā dīvyataḥ saṃprajajñire
ครั้งนั้นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงรับกายทิพย์อีกกายหนึ่งซึ่งประกอบด้วยสัตตวะล้วนคือความผ่องใสบริสุทธิ์ แล้วจากพระโอษฐ์ของพระองค์ เมื่อทรงส่องประกายด้วยรัศมีทิพย์ เหล่าเทพทั้งหลายก็บังเกิดปรากฏ
Sūta (narrator) recounting the cosmogonic sequence to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as capable of assuming a sāttvika (pure, luminous) modality, from which ordered divine functions (the devas) manifest—implying consciousness as the source of cosmic intelligences.
While not prescribing a technique directly, the verse elevates sattva as the condition for divine manifestation; in Kurma Purana spirituality this aligns with sāttvika śuddhi (purification) through discipline, restraint, and contemplative clarity that support higher realization.
By emphasizing a single supreme Lord who manifests divine powers through sattva, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian theology where ultimate divinity transcends names—harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives at the level of the one source.