Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
यत्त्वयाभ्यर्थितं ब्रह्मन् पुत्रत्वे भवतो मम / कृतं मया तत् सकलं सृजस्व विविधं जगत्
yattvayābhyarthitaṃ brahman putratve bhavato mama / kṛtaṃ mayā tat sakalaṃ sṛjasva vividhaṃ jagat
اے برہمن! تو نے مجھ سے جو درخواست کی تھی کہ میں تیرا بیٹا بنوں، وہ میں نے پوری طرح پوری کر دی۔ اب تو اس متنوع جہان کو طرح طرح سے پیدا کر۔
Lord Vishnu (as the Supreme Lord addressing Brahmā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies a hierarchy of cosmic functions: the Supreme Lord fulfills the divine intention (being the ultimate cause), while Brahmā is empowered to manifest the diversified cosmos—suggesting the Atman/Ishvara as the enabling ground behind creation.
This verse is primarily cosmological rather than yogic; however, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching that disciplined alignment with Ishvara’s will (īśvara-niyoga) underlies right action—an ethical foundation that complements later Yoga-shastra instructions (notably in the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita).
While Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative theology: the Supreme Lord delegates creative function to Brahmā, consistent with a non-sectarian framework where divine powers operate harmoniously—an approach later echoed in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis themes across the text.