Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 82
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
एकीभावश्च देवस्य विष्णुना कथितस्ततः / विमोहो ब्रह्मणश्चाथ संज्ञालाभो हरेस्ततः
ekībhāvaśca devasya viṣṇunā kathitastataḥ / vimoho brahmaṇaścātha saṃjñālābho harestataḥ
Pagkatapos ay ipinaliwanag ni Viṣṇu ang pagkakaisa ng Panginoon; sumunod, napawi ang pagkalito ni Brahmā, at pagkatapos ay natamo ang pagkakakilala sa tunay na pagkakakilanlan ni Hari.
Sūta (narrator) summarizing the outcome of Viṣṇu’s instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames realization as “ekībhāva” (oneness): true knowledge arises when delusion falls away and the Divine is recognized as a single, non-contradictory Supreme reality.
The verse emphasizes the yogic result rather than a technique: removal of vimoha (delusion) and saṃjñā-lābha (right recognition). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual framework, this aligns with disciplined contemplation and discriminative knowledge leading to clarity of the Supreme.
By stressing “ekībhāva” (unity of the Lord) taught by Viṣṇu, it supports the Kurma Purana’s reconciliatory theology where sectarian difference yields to a single Supreme principle recognized through right understanding.