Cosmic Night, Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā, and the Varāha Raising of the Earth
नमो ऽस्तु ते चतुर्वक्त्रे शार्ङ्गचक्रासिधारिणे / सर्वभूतात्मभूताय कूटस्थाय नमो नमः
namo 'stu te caturvaktre śārṅgacakrāsidhāriṇe / sarvabhūtātmabhūtāya kūṭasthāya namo namaḥ
اے چتُروَکتْر! شَارنگ دھنُش، چکر اور تلوار دھارنے والے! آپ کو نمہ؛ اے سب بھوتوں کے اندرونی آتما! اے کُوٹستھ، بےتبدیل! آپ کو بار بار پرنام۔
A devotee/sage offering a stuti (hymn) to Lord Hari (Vishnu/Narayana) in the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It identifies the Lord as sarvabhūtātmabhūta—the indwelling Self of all beings—and kūṭastha, the immutable substratum that remains unchanged amid all change.
The verse supports contemplative Yoga centered on recognizing the one inner Self in all (antarātman) and meditating on the kūṭastha—steady, unshaken awareness beyond bodily and mental fluctuations.
By praising the Supreme as the single, unchanging Self within all, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: sectarian forms differ, but the realized principle (Ishvara/Atman) is one.