Shloka 37
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
एष सर्वं सृजत्यादौ पाति हन्ति च केशवः / भूतान्तरात्मा भगवान् नारायण इति श्रुतिः
eṣa sarvaṃ sṛjatyādau pāti hanti ca keśavaḥ / bhūtāntarātmā bhagavān nārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ
Siya nga—si Keśava—ang sa pasimula’y lumilikha ng lahat, nag-iingat, at siya rin ang nagdadala ng pagkalusaw. Ipinahahayag ng Śruti na ang pinagpalang Panginoong ito ay si Nārāyaṇa, ang Panloob na Sarili sa lahat ng nilalang.
Traditional narrator within the Kurma Purana’s discourse (attributing the doctrine to Śruti/Vedic authority)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme Lord as bhūtāntarātmā—the indwelling Self within all beings—linking cosmic lordship (creation, preservation, dissolution) with inner immanence (Antaryāmin).
The verse supports antaryāmin-dhyāna: meditating on Nārāyaṇa/Īśvara as the inner witness and controller in all beings—an inward contemplative basis compatible with Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shastra and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.
By grounding the teaching in Śruti and presenting a single Supreme who performs all cosmic functions and dwells in all beings, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the One Īśvara is honored through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language.