Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
ततो ऽवतीर्य विश्वात्मा देहमाविश्य चक्रिणः / अवाच वैष्णवीं निद्रामेकीभूयाथ विष्णुना
tato 'vatīrya viśvātmā dehamāviśya cakriṇaḥ / avāca vaiṣṇavīṃ nidrāmekībhūyātha viṣṇunā
پھر وِشو آتما اتر کر چکر دھاری بھگوان کے جسم میں داخل ہوا، اور وِشنو کے ساتھ ایک ہو کر ویشنوَی نِدرا شکتی کو مخاطب کر کے جاری و ساری کیا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice) describing the divine action
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the agent “Viśvātmā,” the verse frames the Supreme as the universal indweller who can enter and operate through a divine form—suggesting a non-dual ground that pervades and animates manifestation.
The mention of “Nidrā” as a Vaiṣṇava power can be read as yogic withdrawal (pratyāhāra) and controlled stillness—where consciousness ‘enters’ a chosen locus and unifies (ekībhāva), echoing Purāṇic yogic language of śakti-guided absorption.
Though explicitly Vaiṣṇava in imagery (cakrin, Vaiṣṇavī śakti), the metaphysical title “Viśvātmā” points to a shared Supreme principle beyond sectarian form—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.