Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
किं कृतं भवतेदानीमात्मनो जयकाङ्क्षया / एको ऽहं प्रबलो नान्यो मां वै को ऽबिभविष्यति
kiṃ kṛtaṃ bhavatedānīmātmano jayakāṅkṣayā / eko 'haṃ prabalo nānyo māṃ vai ko 'bibhaviṣyati
اب اپنی ہی فتح کی خواہش میں تم نے کیا حاصل کیا؟ “میں ہی اکیلا زورآور ہوں، کوئی دوسرا نہیں—مجھے بھلا کون مغلوب کر سکتا ہے؟”
A moral instructor/narrator within the Purana (admonishing a prideful claimant of victory; framed in Kurma Purana’s dharmic discourse)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It distinguishes the true Self from egoic self-assertion: the craving “I alone am strong” is a mark of ahamkāra, not realization of the higher Ātman.
The verse implies inner discipline central to Pashupata-oriented ethics—restraint of pride, conquest of ego, and redirecting the will from outward victory to self-mastery.
Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian thrust: genuine spiritual authority is measured by humility and dharma, not by egoic power-claims—an ethic shared across Shaiva-Vaishnava teaching.