Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
न ते ऽन्यथावगन्तव्यं मान्यो मे सर्वथा भवान् / सर्वमन्वय कल्याणं यन्मयापहृतं तव
na te 'nyathāvagantavyaṃ mānyo me sarvathā bhavān / sarvamanvaya kalyāṇaṃ yanmayāpahṛtaṃ tava
اسے کسی اور طرح نہ سمجھیں؛ آپ ہر حال میں میرے لیے قابلِ تعظیم ہیں۔ آپ کے خاندان کی جو بھی بھلائی میں نے سلب کی، وہ سب پوری طرح آپ کو واپس مل جائے۔
A royal/noble speaker addressing King Indradyumna (dialogue context within Purva-bhaga Adhyaya 9)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharmic responsibility—acknowledging harm done and restoring welfare—which in the Kurma Purana supports inner purification (citta-śuddhi) that prepares one for higher knowledge of Ātman taught more explicitly elsewhere.
No direct yogic technique is taught; the verse emphasizes ethical groundwork—humility, truthfulness, and restitution—seen in Yoga-śāstra as yama-like discipline that stabilizes the mind for later devotion and contemplation.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; its dharmic tone aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where moral rectitude and honoring devotees are shared foundations of both traditions.