Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
अस्माच्च कारणाद् ब्रह्मन् पुत्रो भवतु मे भवान् / पद्मयोनिरिति ख्यातो मत्प्रियार्थं जगन्मय
asmācca kāraṇād brahman putro bhavatu me bhavān / padmayoniriti khyāto matpriyārthaṃ jaganmaya
اسی سبب سے، اے برہمن، تم میرے فرزند بنو۔ ‘پدمیونی’ کے نام سے مشہور ہو کر، کائنات میں سرایت کیے ہوئے، میرے محبوب مقصد کے لیے جگت کی تخلیق کرو۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord (Ishvara) as the purposeful cause of manifestation, directing Brahma’s creative role; the Self is implied as the governing source from whom cosmic functions proceed.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is Ishvara-centric contemplation—seeing creation as proceeding from the Lord’s will, which supports devotion (bhakti) and one-pointedness (ekāgratā) in practice.
While Vishnu/Kurma speaks here, the Purana’s broader synthesis frames the Supreme as one Ishvara beyond sectarian division; Brahma’s role as creator is subordinate to that one divine sovereignty, compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava non-dual theology.