Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
ततः स ऋच उद्धृत्य ऋग्वेदं कृतवान् प्रभुः / यजूंषि च यजुर्वेदं सामवेदं च सामभिः
tataḥ sa ṛca uddhṛtya ṛgvedaṃ kṛtavān prabhuḥ / yajūṃṣi ca yajurvedaṃ sāmavedaṃ ca sāmabhiḥ
پھر پروردگار نے رِچ منتر نکال کر رِگ وید کی تالیف کی؛ یجُس منتر سے یجُروید بنایا اور سام گانوں سے سام وید کو صورت دی۔
Sūta (narrator) describing the Lord’s Vedic arrangement
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as the conscious source who “draws out” and orders Vedic sound, implying an intelligent, sovereign principle behind revelation rather than a merely human authorship.
This verse is not a direct Yoga instruction; it establishes the Vedas as the authoritative foundation for dharma, yajña, and later Kurma Purana teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline) that rely on mantra and right knowledge.
By attributing Vedic revelation to the single “Prabhu,” it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the one Supreme is honored through multiple theologies, enabling Shaiva-Vaishnava unity grounded in shared Vedic source.