Shloka 26
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
इत्येष भगवान् रुद्रः संहारं कुरुते वशी / स्थापिका मोहनी शक्तिर्नारायण इति श्रुतिः
ityeṣa bhagavān rudraḥ saṃhāraṃ kurute vaśī / sthāpikā mohanī śaktirnārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ
ดังนี้ ภควานรุทระผู้ทรงอำนาจย่อมกระทำสังหาระ; แต่ศักติผู้สถาปนาและผู้ทำให้หลงใหลนั้น ศรุติเรียกว่า “นารายณะ”.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna-context on the unity of divine functions
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies a single supreme governance expressed through distinct cosmic functions: Rudra as the power of dissolution and Nārāyaṇa as the Veda-attested foundational power that establishes and, through māyā-like śakti, veils—pointing to one Reality operating via śakti.
The verse supports the Kurma Purana’s yogic discernment (viveka): the practitioner recognizes mohanī-śakti (delusive power) as a cosmic principle and turns inward through śiva-bhakti/īśvara-dhyāna to transcend its veiling effects—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation of भ्रम (delusion).
It presents complementary, non-competitive roles: Rudra executes saṃhāra, while Nārāyaṇa is affirmed by Śruti as the establishing, māyā-bearing śakti—teaching functional unity within a single divine order.