Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya
यस्मात् सृष्ट्वानुगृह्णाति ग्रसते च पुनः प्रजाः / गुणात्मकत्वात् त्रैकाल्ये तस्मादेकः स उच्यते
yasmāt sṛṣṭvānugṛhṇāti grasate ca punaḥ prajāḥ / guṇātmakatvāt traikālye tasmādekaḥ sa ucyate
کیونکہ وہ عالم کو پیدا کر کے پھر عنایت کے ساتھ اس کی پرورش و نگہداشت کرتا ہے اور دوبارہ مخلوقات کو اپنے میں سمیٹ لیتا ہے؛ اور چونکہ وہ گُنوں کی حقیقت ہو کر تینوں زمانوں میں کارفرما ہے—اس لیے وہ ایک ہی کہا جاتا ہے۔
Narrator/Sage teaching the doctrine of the single Supreme Lord (Īśvara) who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as a single Lord who remains one while appearing as the functions of creation, protection, and dissolution—operating through the guṇas and across past, present, and future.
The verse implies a contemplative discipline: meditating on one Īśvara behind all changing guṇa-based processes and all three times—supporting one-pointed devotion and steadiness (ekāgratā) used in Pāśupata-leaning theistic yoga.
By asserting a single Īśvara who performs all cosmic roles, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names (Śiva/Vişṇu) point to one divine reality rather than competing gods.