Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 34 Shloka 67 - Kurma Purana | Thai | Vedapath

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Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तथा वै संगतो देवः कूटस्थः सर्वगो ऽमलः / सृजत्यशेषमेवेदं स्वमूर्तेः प्रकृतेरजः

Transliteration

tathā vai saṃgato devaḥ kūṭasthaḥ sarvago 'malaḥ / sṛjatyaśeṣamevedaṃ svamūrteḥ prakṛterajaḥ

Translation

ฉันนั้นพระผู้เป็นเจ้า—แม้ดูประหนึ่งเกี่ยวข้องกับการปรากฏ—ก็ยังคงเป็นกูฏัสถะ ไม่แปรเปลี่ยน แผ่ไปทั่ว และบริสุทธิ์; และทรงเป็นอชะ (ไม่เกิด) ทรงบังเกิดจักรวาลทั้งสิ้นจากรูปของพระองค์เอง คือ ปรกฤติ.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

वैindeed

संगतःjoined/associated, united

देवःthe god, deity

कूटस्थःunchanging, abiding in the summit (immutable)

सर्वगःall-pervading

अमलःstainless, pure

सृजतिcreates, produces

अशेषम्entire, without remainder

एवjust, indeed

इदम्this (universe/this all)

स्वमूर्तेःof (his) own form

प्रकृतेःof Prakṛti (nature)

अजःthe unborn one

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara-Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Deva (Ishvara)

Prakriti

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme as kūṭastha (unchanging) and amala (stainless) even while appearing connected to cosmic activity—implying a witness-like Lord who remains unaffected by creation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative Yoga that fixes the mind on the Lord as immutable and all-pervading; such insight underlies Ishvara-centered meditation used in Kurma Purana teachings aligned with Pashupata-style inner detachment from prakṛtic change.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By describing one stainless, unborn Ishvara who is both transcendent (kūṭastha) and immanent (sarvaga), it echoes the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme reality is approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms without contradiction.