Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
मत्समस्त्वं न संदेहो मद्भक्तश्च यतो भवान् / मयैवोत्पादितः पूर्वं लोकसृष्ट्यर्थमव्ययम्
matsamastvaṃ na saṃdeho madbhaktaśca yato bhavān / mayaivotpāditaḥ pūrvaṃ lokasṛṣṭyarthamavyayam
تم میرے برابر ہو—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں—کیونکہ تم میرے بھکت ہو۔ اے اَویَی، لوکوں کی سृष्टि کے لیے آغاز میں میں نے ہی تمہیں پیدا کیا تھا۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu, as the Supreme Ishvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Ishvara as the source who can manifest an imperishable being for cosmic function, implying the Supreme Self’s sovereignty over creation and the bestowal of divine-like status through proximity (sāmya) rooted in devotion.
The verse foregrounds bhakti as a direct spiritual principle—devotion to Ishvara—through which one attains sāmya (likeness/equality in status). In the Kurma Purana’s wider yoga-ethic, such devotion supports steadiness of mind and alignment with dharma as a prerequisite for higher yogic realization.
While Vishnu (as Kurma) speaks here, the Purana’s synthesis frames supreme lordship (Ishvara) as one reality expressed in multiple forms; the elevation of the devotee for cosmic work aligns with the shared Shaiva-Vaishnava idea that the one Lord empowers agents for creation and governance.