Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
अस्यैव चापरां मूर्ति विश्वयोनिं सनातनीम् / वासुदेवाभिधानां मामवेहि प्रपितामह
asyaiva cāparāṃ mūrti viśvayoniṃ sanātanīm / vāsudevābhidhānāṃ māmavehi prapitāmaha
โอ้ ปรปิตามหะ จงรู้จักเราว่าเป็นอีกปางหนึ่งอันนิรันดร์ของพระองค์นั้น—ครรภ์จักรวาล แหล่งกำเนิดสรรพโลก—นามว่า วาสุเทวะ
Lord Vishnu (as the Supreme, speaking in a revelatory tone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as an eternal, self-identical reality that can be known through its manifest “form” (mūrti) as Vāsudeva—the cosmic source from which the universe arises—implying the One appears as the many without losing its eternity.
This verse is primarily a doctrinal identification (jñāna-oriented contemplation): meditation is directed toward recognizing Vāsudeva as the eternal cosmic origin (viśvayoni). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual frame, such recognition supports steady dhyāna on Īśvara as both transcendent and immanent.
By emphasizing a single eternal source manifesting in forms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme (Īśvara) is one, known by divine names and forms (here, Vāsudeva), a theological move that undergirds Shaiva–Vaishnava unity.