Shloka 25
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
हिरण्यगर्भो जगदन्तरात्मा त्वत्तो ऽधिजातः पुरुषः पुराणः / संजायमानो भवता विसृष्टो यथाविधानं सकलं ससर्ज
hiraṇyagarbho jagadantarātmā tvatto 'dhijātaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ / saṃjāyamāno bhavatā visṛṣṭo yathāvidhānaṃ sakalaṃ sasarja
Si Hiraṇyagarbha—ang panloob na Atman ng sansinukob—ay isinilang mula sa Iyo, ang sinaunang Purusha. Sa paglikha at pagpapalabas Mo sa kanya, hinubog niya ang buong sangnilikha ayon sa itinakdang kaayusan.
Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s creation account (addressing the Supreme Lord, identified with Lord Kurma/Vishnu as the source of Hiranyagarbha)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the ultimate source from whom the cosmic inner-self principle (Hiraṇyagarbha, jagad-antarātmā) arises—implying that the universe’s inner consciousness is grounded in Ishvara.
This verse is primarily cosmological, but it supports Kurma Purana’s yogic worldview: meditation on Ishvara as the source of cosmic intelligence (Hiraṇyagarbha) aligns the practitioner with yathā-vidhi—order, discipline, and dharmic structure that undergird Pashupata-oriented sadhana.
By attributing cosmic creation to the one Supreme addressed as “You,” the text frames the creator-principle as proceeding from the highest Ishvara—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where ultimate divinity transcends single-form exclusivity.