Shloka 70
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
स देवदेववचनं निशम्य कमलोद्भवः / निरीक्ष्य विष्णुं पुरुषं प्रणम्याह वृषध्वजम्
sa devadevavacanaṃ niśamya kamalodbhavaḥ / nirīkṣya viṣṇuṃ puruṣaṃ praṇamyāha vṛṣadhvajam
ครั้นได้สดับพระดำรัสของเทพเหนือเทพ ผู้บังเกิดจากดอกบัว (พรหม) ก็ทอดพระเนตรวิษณุผู้เป็นปุรุษ แล้วนอบน้อมต่อวฤษภธวัช (ศิวะ) และกราบทูลว่า
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Brahmā’s action and ensuing address to Śiva)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Viṣṇu “Puruṣa” (the Supreme Person) while simultaneously centering reverence toward Śiva as Devadeva/Vṛṣadhvaja, the verse points to a single supreme reality approached through complementary divine forms—an implicit non-sectarian, integrative theology rather than a purely exclusive identity claim.
The verse emphasizes praṇāma (reverential bowing) and attentive listening to divine instruction—foundational disciplines that support Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic receptivity (śravaṇa, namas, and guru/deva-vākya-anuśāsana) that later mature into contemplative practice.
It portrays a deliberate harmony: Brahmā acknowledges Viṣṇu as Puruṣa while addressing Śiva as Vṛṣadhvaja/Devadeva, suggesting coordinated divine authority and a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis characteristic of the Kurma Purana.