Shloka 17
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
मयि पश्य जगत् कृत्स्नं त्वां च लोकपितामहम् / सपर्वतमहाद्वीपं समुद्रैः सप्तभिर्वृतम्
mayi paśya jagat kṛtsnaṃ tvāṃ ca lokapitāmaham / saparvatamahādvīpaṃ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtam
จงเพ่งดูจักรวาลทั้งสิ้นในเรา—และเพ่งดูท่านด้วย โอ้ ปิตามหะแห่งโลกทั้งหลาย; จงเห็นมหาทวีปพร้อมขุนเขา ซึ่งถูกโอบล้อมด้วยมหาสมุทรทั้งเจ็ด.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu/Narayana) instructing the cosmic vision
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as the inner ground in which the whole cosmos is contained and can be directly ‘seen’—a classic Purāṇic expression of the Supreme Self as the all-supporting reality that includes even Brahmā within its scope.
The verse points to contemplative viśvarūpa-dhyāna—meditation on the Lord as the totality of the universe—supporting one-pointed absorption (ekāgratā) where the yogin recognizes the world as resting in the Divine.
By declaring the Supreme as the all-containing ground of creation, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the highest reality transcends names and forms, allowing Shaiva and Vaishnava theologies to converge in the one Supreme Lord.