Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
संतापयति यो विश्वं स्वभाभिर्भासयन् दिशः / ब्रह्मतेजोमयं नित्यं तस्मै सूर्यात्मने नमः
saṃtāpayati yo viśvaṃ svabhābhirbhāsayan diśaḥ / brahmatejomayaṃ nityaṃ tasmai sūryātmane namaḥ
Pagpupugay sa Panginoong may kaluluwang Araw—na nagpapainit sa buong sansinukob at sa sariling liwanag ay nagpapaliwanag sa mga direksiyon—na walang hangganang binubuo ng ningning ng Brahman (brahma-tejas).
Narrator/reciter within the Purva-bhaga’s stotra context (a devotional voice praising Surya as a manifestation of the Supreme)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the Sun not merely as a physical luminary but as “sūryātmā”—a form of the Self—whose essence is brahma-tejas, pointing to the Supreme as the inner light that sustains and reveals the cosmos.
The verse supports tejas-upāsanā (contemplation of divine radiance): meditating on the Sun as the manifest symbol of inner Brahmanic splendour, a practice aligned with Purāṇic Yoga where external light becomes a doorway to realizing the inner Atman.
By grounding Surya in brahma-tejas and Atman-language, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same supreme tejas can be revered through Vaishnava (Narayana/Kurma) or Shaiva (Ishvara/Pashupati) frames without contradiction.